Foundation Enumeration

Provides a set of descriptors to indicate the form of construction of a building foundation.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Visual Basic (Usage)
C#

Public Enum Foundation 
   Inherits System.Enum

Dim instance As Foundation

public enum Foundation : System.Enum

Members

Member	Description
ConcreteBasement	Defines the case in which the foundation of a building is a concrete basement (2).
CrawlspaceCrippleWall	Defines the case in which the foundation of a building is a crawlspace/cripple wall (wood) (4).
CrawlspaceMasonry	Defines the case in which the foundation of a building is a masonry crawlspace (5).
CrawlspaceRaisedWood	Defines the case in which a building has a raised crawlspace (wood) (12).
EngineeringFoundation	Defines the case in which a building has an engineering foundation (11).
Footing	Defines the case in which the foundation of a building is a footing (7).
MasonryBasement	Defines the case in which the foundation of a building is a masonry basement (1).
MasonryWall	Defines the case in which the foundation of a building is a masonry wall (3).
MatOrSlab	Defines the case in which the foundation of a building is a mat / slab (8).
NoBasement	Defines the case in which a building has no basement (10).
Pile	Defines the case in which the foundation of a building is a pile foundation (9).
PostAndPier	Defines the case in which the foundation of a building is post and pier (6).
Unknown	Defines the case in which the form of construction of a building foundation is unknown (default) (0).

Remarks

Single-family dwellings are often built on basements or on shallow foundations. Most mid-rise buildings are built on mat foundations. High-rise buildings tend to be supported on pile-foundations. Piles are generally better performers in earthquakes.

Note: MasonryWall is no longer supported and, if used, will be mapped to Unknown (default).

For the United Kingdom and Germany inland flood models, only Unknown, MasonryBasement, ConcreteBasement, and NoBasement are applicable. Also, note that NoBasement is not applicable for the U.S. Earthquake model.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   System.ValueType
      System.Enum
         AIR.Services.Common.Exposure.Data.Foundation

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

AIR.Services.Common.Exposure.Data Namespace