Is wildlife a natural resource? 0% 0 Votes

Yes it is. 0% 0 Votes

yes yes yes dammit yes 13% 1 Vote

Yes. A good example are the Inuit and how they use wildlife to survive. 0% 0 Votes

yeah! it is a natural resource which provided by an unknown power that can be god 0% 0 Votes

yes it%26#039;s true anywhere It indirectly affects the concrete column apart from the chemical attack on the concrete. Nimao is spot on that saturated soil has less effective stress. When soil is compacted, the friction between particles gives it strength as they are packed more closely together. As it becomes saturated, more water particles fills the gap hence reducing the friction between soil particles, thus reducing the effective stress of the soil. Thereby the less weight the soil can take from the foundation of your building before failing. How does it affect the columns? Well, your columns are sitting on a footing either a pilecap or pad footing. The friction of soil underneath this footing is going to affect how much load the support can take. If overstressed you generally would have settlement. It is not uncommon for footings to overturn thereby breaking the connection between columns and footings. And when one footing settles, more load is distributed to nearby colum/footing combination which in turn overstresses other footings nearby. Direct effect on column, not really but consequential probably. 13% 1 Vote