Foundation
Function of foundation
Types of foudations
Use of different foundations
Pad footing
Continuous footings
Strip footings
Piled foundation
Beam foundation
Rafts
Basic rules
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Footing
Piles cap
Settlement
Limiting deflections
Bearing capacity
Preasure distribution
Stability
Exposure conditions
Main point
Exam questions
• The functions of foundation
• Different foundations and their use
• Basic rules for pad footings (unreinforced, reinforced,
concrete cover)
• Piled foundation
• Pressure distribution (in cohesive cohensionless soil,
design assumption)
• Limiting distortion and deflections of isolated and
raft foundations
• Cracking of walls due to foundation settlement