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FOUNDATION
Content:
Objectives and function of
foundation
Materials used for foundation
Types of foundation
Building
Foundatio
n
Functions of foundation
1. Distribution of loads
2. Stability against sliding &
3.
4.
5.
6.
overturning
Minimize differential settlement
Safe against undermining
Provide level surface
Minimize distress against soil
movement
Distribution of
loads
Foundation help to distribute the loads of super-
Minimize differential
settlement
Foundation distribute the super-imposed
Safe against
undermining
Types of foundations
TYPES OF
FOUNDATIONS
PAD
FOUNDATION
RAFT
FOUNDATION
STRIP
FOUNDATION
PILED
FOUNDATION
PAD FOUNDATION
Strip
foundation
Suitable for most subsoil
loadings
Traditional strip
Continuous column
Raft foundation
Pile foundation
Can be defined as a series of columns constructed or inserted into the
ground to transmit the loads of a structure to a lower level of subsoil
Can be used when suitable foundation conditions are not presented at
or near ground level
Cemen
t
or in bulk
Air tight sealed bags requiring a dry dump free
store
Bulk cement delivered by tanker (12 to 50
tonnes) & pumped into storage silo
Aggregate
s
Water
Must be of a good quality fit for drinking
Water is added to start the chemical reaction
Concrete mix
This concrete mix expressed as a ratio, e.g.,
Er.SANTOSH PATASKAR
(9098445611)
It is a different types of foundation
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