The phrase "fundamental groundwork" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to the basic or essential elements or principles upon which something is built or established. Example: Before starting a new business, it is important to establish a strong foundation by laying down the fundamental groundwork of market research, financial planning, and a solid business plan.
This study can be considered as fundamental groundwork required for the understanding of the reactivity in the etching of metal oxide surfaces and a means of decreasing the processing period of RIE for metal oxide thin films by optimum selection of gas combinations with a knowledge of their probable by-products.
With the work reported here, we have initiated fundamental groundwork that shall lead to more educated attempts at prevention and control of HIV infection in Pakistan.
This fundamental groundwork allowed for a quick response to granting opportunities and successful outcomes within that process through the strength of the collaboration.
Through a comprehensive, real-time approach, we hope to provide the fundamental groundwork from which to promote improved patient-centered communication in cancer care.
Many of the methods presented (including convolution, the Fourier transform, and Euler's formula) are fundamental and form the groundwork for other advanced data analysis methods.
The CPA also laid the groundwork for a fundamental restructuring of Iraq's vast oil industry.
In fundamental respects it laid the groundwork for German conservatism.
Perhaps more interesting, Netflix's House of Cards has laid the groundwork for a fundamental shift in the way we watch TV.
This has laid the groundwork for a fundamental shift in my career.
In the future robotic and manned missions of Moon surface exploration will be fundamental in order to lay the groundwork for more ambitious space exploration programs.
Evolution is a fundamental issue in scientific literacy, providing groundwork for understanding a wide variety of topics in biology and other fields.
