CHAPTER 3

FOUNDATION SYSTEMS
( Building construction I )
Marwa Hassoun
3.02/3.03 Foundation systems
3.04 Types of foundation systems
3.05 Types of foundation systems
Basement : to hold back
the and support the
load of building

Slab foundation : support Crawl foundation :space

directly to the ground for mechanical and
plumbing installation
 3.08 Shallow Foundations 3.09 Spread Footings

A grade beam
foundation Cantilever strap Isolated
footing

Raft foundation
Strip footing (wall bearing )
 3.10/13/14 Foundation Walls
Floor system

Foundation wall :
provides a support load of
superstructure and a
basement load bearing wall
to back hold the soil plus a
space crawl
Reinforcement wall

Waterproofing for
bearing wall

Drainage system to
draw water from
under layer of
foundation and wall
 3.16 column Footing
Vertical reinforcement
Lateral reinforcement
Above steel reinforcement
Two way reinforcement Cast-in-place
concrete footings

Steel base plate

It is necessary to distribute the Section
column load.
3.17 Foundations 3.18 Concrete slab
on sloping ground on Grade
A concrete slab may be placed at or
near grade level to serve as a
combined floor and foundation
system .

Slabs on grade

Isolation joints
Independent foundations
 3.19/20/21 Concrete slab on Grade
Welded wire

Slab Thickness

Sand
Stable, uniformly
dense soil
Base course of
gravel
3.19/20/21 Concrete slab on Grade
Three types of joints may be created or
constructed in order to accommodate
movement in the place of a concrete slab
on grade.

1-isolation joints

2-construction joints

3-control joints
3.22/23 Pole foundations
They are particular useful when building on
steep slopes and in areas subject to periodic
flooding .
Poles
Solid, build-up or spaced wood beams
Insulate floor , walls, roof
Spaced poles
Footings
3.24 Deep Foundations

Timber piles

Precast
H-piles Pipe piles
concrete
3.25 Pile
Foundations