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===Earthfast or post in ground construction===
Buildings and structures have a long history of being built with wood in contact with the ground.<ref>Crabtree, Pam J.. Medieval archaeology: an encyclopedia. New York: Garland Pub., 2001. 113.</ref><ref>Edwards, Jay Dearborn, and Nicolas Verton. A Creole lexicon architecture, landscape, people. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2004. 92.</ref> [[Post in ground]] construction may technically have no foundation. [[Timber pilings]] were used on soft or wet ground even below stone or masonry walls.<ref>Nicholson, Peter. Practical Masonry, Bricklaying and Plastering, Both Plain and Ornamental. Thomas Kelly: London. 1838. 30–31.</ref> In marine construction and bridge building a crisscross of timbers or steel beams in concrete is called grillage.<ref>Beohar, Rakesh Ranjan. Basic Civil Engineering. 2005. 90. {{ISBN|8170087937}}</ref>