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Blast-resistant foundations are presented that can be used to support a tower, a building, a building supporting a tower, and a tower supporting a building. These foundations can be transported to an installation site and rapidly deployed. They are comprised of one or more precast foundation blocks

Blast-resistant foundations are presented that can be used to support a tower, a building, a building supporting a tower, and a tower supporting a building. These foundations can be transported to an installation site and rapidly deployed. They are comprised of one or more precast foundation blocks that do not penetrate the ground beneath them, do not require adjacent foundation blocks to be bound to one-another at their sides with interconnecting steel, and do not require the buildings and/or towers they support to use guy-wires. They can include protected cavities that contain utility equipment and supplies, and they can include conduits from these cavities that can be extended upward through one or more legs of a tower.

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1. A foundation assembly for a tower or building, the foundation assembly comprising four concrete blocks each with a top surface, a bottom surface, and at least one side surface; wherein each of the four blocks support at least a portion of the weight of the tower or building and rests on top of th

1. A foundation assembly for a tower or building, the foundation assembly comprising four concrete blocks each with a top surface, a bottom surface, and at least one side surface; wherein each of the four blocks support at least a portion of the weight of the tower or building and rests on top of the ground and does not sit in a recess in the ground surface;wherein the four blocks are arranged side-by-side in a rectangular array with gaps between them both at least partially filled with a gap filler and at least partially covered over with a sealant;wherein the four blocks are free of any steel attachment elements attaching them to one-another through any of their side surfaces; andwherein at least one of the four blocks contains a cavity large enough to contain at least one selected from the group consisting of a power supply, an electrical distribution panel, a container of compressed gas, a container of liquid, a container for waste material, and a communications connector. 2. A foundation assembly comprising four blocks; wherein each of the four blocks is fastened to a tower or building and sits on the ground and not in the ground;wherein the four blocks are arranged side-by-side;wherein the four blocks are free of any connecting elements attaching them to one-another through any of their side surfaces;wherein at least two of the blocks form a gap between them; andwherein the gap is substantially filled with gap filler. 3. The foundation assembly of claim 2; wherein the four blocks support the weight of at least a portion of a tower that supports a building. 4. The foundation assembly of claim 2; wherein any side of a first of the four blocks that faces a side of a second of the four blocks is free of any steel connection element to the second block. 5. The foundation assembly of claim 2, further comprising an access door; wherein at least one of the four blocks contains a cavity large enough to contain at least one selected from the group consisting of a power supply, an electrical distribution panel, a container of compressed gas, a container of liquid, a container for waste material, and a communications connector; andwherein the cavity is accessible through the access door. 6. The foundation assembly of claim 2; wherein at least one of the four blocks has a bottom surface free of penetrating objects and has a mounting stud protruding upward from a top surface. 7. The foundation assembly of claim 2; wherein a conduit projects upward from a top surface of at least one of the four blocks. 8. A foundation assembly comprising four blocks; wherein each of the four blocks is fastened to a tower or building and sits on the ground and not in the ground;wherein the four blocks are arranged side-by-side;wherein the four blocks are free of any connecting elements attaching them to one-another through any of their side surfaces;wherein at least two of the blocks form a gap between them; andwherein the gap is at least partially covered over with sealant. 9. The foundation assembly of claim 8; wherein the four blocks support the weight of at least a portion of a tower that supports a building. 10. The foundation assembly of claim 8; wherein any side of a first of the four blocks that faces a side of a second of the four blocks is free of any steel connection element to the second block. 11. The foundation assembly of claim 8, further comprising an access door; wherein at least one of the four blocks contains a cavity large enough to contain at least one selected from the group consisting of a power supply, an electrical distribution panel, a container of compressed gas, a container of liquid, a container for waste material, and a communications connector; andwherein the cavity is accessible through the access door. 12. The foundation assembly of claim 8; wherein at least one of the four blocks has a bottom surface free of penetrating objects and has a mounting stud protruding upward from a top surface. 13. The foundation assembly of claim 8; wherein a conduit projects upward from a top surface of at least one of the four blocks. 14. A foundation assembly comprising three blocks that support at least a portion of the weight of a tower or a building; wherein each of the three blocks has a top surface, a bottom surface, and one or more side surfaces;wherein the three blocks are arranged side-by-side in two orthogonal directions;wherein each of the bottom surfaces contacts the ground without any of the blocks being in the ground;wherein the three blocks are free of any connecting elements attaching them to one-another through any of their side surfaces;wherein at least two of the blocks form a gap between them; andwherein the gap is substantially filled with gap filler. 15. The foundation assembly of claim 14; wherein the foundation assembly supports a tower that supports a building. 16. The foundation assembly of claim 14; wherein any side of a first of the three blocks that faces a side of a second of the three blocks is free of any steel connection element to the second block. 17. The foundation assembly of claim 14, further comprising an access door; wherein at least one of the three blocks contains a cavity large enough to contain at least one selected from the group consisting of a power supply, an electrical distribution panel, a container of compressed gas, a container of liquid, a container for waste material, and a communications connector; andwherein the cavity is accessible through the access door. 18. The foundation assembly of claim 14; wherein at least one of the three blocks has its bottom surface free of penetrating objects and has a mounting stud protruding upward from its top surface. 19. The foundation assembly of claim 14; wherein a conduit projects upward from the top surface of at least one of the three blocks. 20. A foundation assembly comprising three blocks that support at least a portion of the weight of a tower or a building; wherein each of the three blocks has a top surface, a bottom surface, and one or more side surfaces;wherein the three blocks are arranged side-by-side in two orthogonal directions;wherein each of the bottom surfaces contacts the ground without any of the blocks being in the ground;wherein the three blocks are free of any connecting elements attaching them to one-another through any of their side surfaces;wherein at least two of the blocks form a gap between them; andwherein the gap is at least partially covered over with sealant. 21. The foundation assembly of claim 20; wherein the foundation assembly supports a tower that supports a building. 22. The foundation assembly of claim 20; wherein any side of a first of the three blocks that faces a side of a second of the three blocks is free of any steel connection element to the second block. 23. The foundation assembly of claim 20, further comprising an access door; wherein at least one of the three blocks contains a cavity large enough to contain at least one selected from the group consisting of a power supply, an electrical distribution panel, a container of compressed gas, a container of liquid, a container for waste material, and a communications connector; andwherein the cavity is accessible through the access door. 24. The foundation assembly of claim 20; wherein at least one of the three blocks has its bottom surface free of penetrating objects and has a mounting stud protruding upward from its top surface. 25. The foundation assembly of claim 20; wherein a conduit projects upward from the top surface of at least one of the three blocks.