How to Install Plinth beams to a wall foundation

Plinth beam is provided to prevent the extension or propagation of cracks from the foundation into the wall above when the foundation suffers from settlement. Plinth beams distributes the load of the wall over the foundation evenly.Show more

The plinth beam is meant to join all the columns reducing the effective length in a frame structure and plinth beam in a framed structure provided at or above ground level that takes the load of a wall that is built on it.

Between the wall and its foundation plinth beams are constructed and these are reinforced concrete beams, to prevent the extension or propagation of cracks from the foundation into the wall when the foundation suffers from settlement these beams are provided and these beams over the foundation distributes the load of a wall.