1.0Disaster-Proof Texashttps://ceid.utsa.edu/disasterprooftexastquinnhttps://ceid.utsa.edu/disasterprooftexas/author/tquinn/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="zytI90Tmso"><a href="https://ceid.utsa.edu/disasterprooftexas/foundation-resilience-treatments-and-priorities/">Foundation—Resilience Treatments and Priorities</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://ceid.utsa.edu/disasterprooftexas/foundation-resilience-treatments-and-priorities/embed/#?secret=zytI90Tmso" width="600" height="338" title="“Foundation—Resilience Treatments and Priorities” — Disaster-Proof Texas" data-secret="zytI90Tmso" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://ceid.utsa.edu/disasterprooftexas/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Return to Resilience Treatments and Strategies Menu. Resilience Treatments & Strategies Resilience Treatments & Strategies Foundation Description Part of your building’s substructure. The lowest part of the structure that meets the ground and transfers the loads of your building and its contents into the earth. Foundations can be shallow or deep, one way or twohttps://ceid.utsa.edu/disasterprooftexas/wp-content/uploads/sites/109/2022/03/Foundation-1024x694.jpg