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Foundation Types N Selection Criteria
Foundation Types N Selection Criteria
Foundation Types N Selection Criteria
TECHNOLOGY
FOUNDATION SYSTEMS
ASSGNMENT 1
MBEM 2014-2016
GROUP 1
BY
1. Amit Moza
2. Anwesha Samanta
3. Kanika Sachdeva
4. Pallav Paban Baruah
5. Raspreet Nayyar
Shallow
foundation
s
A shallow
foundation,
according to
Terzaghi is one
whose width is
greater than its
breadth
(
Df
1 ).
B
Shallow
foundation
systems are
less costly than
deep
foundations and
are used when
the soil at
shallow depth is
sufficiently
strong to
withstand
safely the
stresses that
are likely to be
COMMO
N
TYPES
SELECTION CRITERIA
Spread
footings
Strip
footings
Rectangul
ar
combined
footings
Trapezoid
al
Combined
footings
Strap
footing
imposed on it
by the
structure.
CATEGORY
Deep
foundation
s
Deep
foundations are
costly to build
and hence are
provided when
the soil at
shallow depths
is unable to
safely support
the structure.
Shallow
foundation
Raft
foundatio
n
Grillage
foundatio
n
COMMO
N TYPES
SELECTION CRITERIA
Piles
Foundatio
n
Caissons
and Well
foundatio
n
Under
reamed
pile
foundatio
n.
system is
unsuitable in
such case as
the firm ground
is so deep that
it cannot be
reached
economical
using shallow
foundation
systems. Then
the stresses
originating
from the
Tension
Pile