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Cantilever Footing, Strap Footing – Definition and Design

Posted on April 29, 2018
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A strap footing also known as cantilever footing, is a special case of combined foundation in which two separate footings are tied together by a beam called tie beam or strap beam.Mostly in cities, the houses are adjacent to each other due to limited and congested space available i.e. the…continue reading →

3 Places You’ll See Sheet Piling Used On A Daily Basis

Posted on March 27, 2018
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It helps us to get to work, it protects our homes, and it even gives us a secure place to park, amongst many other uses.So, with that in mind, we’re going to take a look at three places you’ll see sheet piling used on a daily basis.3 Places You’ll See…continue reading →

What is Underpinning? Methods and Procedures for Foundation Repair

Posted on October 29, 2017
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A resilient and robust foundation is a sure way to guarantee a stable structure that could withstand and tolerate the forces of nature by satisfying the strength and serviceability requirements. Primarily the significance of foundation in a structure is same as the importance of the word “foundation”. Failure of foundation…continue reading →

Important Points to Remember for Eccentric Footing, Cantilever Footing or Shoe Footing

Posted on July 30, 2017
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Some days ago I have posted a Picture of an eccentric isolated foundation and I asked my fans on facebook that whether it is right to place an isolated column foundation like this or not?As a result I have got some very useful and insightful comments of my fans which…continue reading →

What is Stepped Foundation

Posted on February 21, 2017
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The natural surface of ground is not always level and mostly to such an extent that there may be a considerable slope either across or along or both across and along the site of most buildings.Where the ground floor is to be at or just above ground level at the…continue reading →

Coduto Conditions for Soil Liquefaction

Posted on October 18, 2016
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Liquefaction is a state of water- saturated, mostly cohesion-less soil whose shear strength is reduced to zero due to pore water pressure produced by vibration during an earthquake. The soil starts behaving like a liquid.Please See original Article to know more about Soil Liquefaction Donald P. Coduto a Professor of Civil…continue reading →

What is Foundation, Different Types of Foundations

Posted on December 20, 2015
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Foundation substructures are structural members used to support walls and columns to transmit and distribute their loads to the ground.“Footing is the lowest part of the structure that distributes the load on a larger area to avoid any shear or axial failures of the structure”What is foundation?Design Criteria of Foundations For…continue reading →

Download Isolated Foundation Design and Analysis Excel Sheet ACI 318M-95 [XLS]

Posted on July 17, 2015
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Today I am going to share with you a very excellent Excel Sheet for the design and analysis of Isolated Foundation of column based on ACI 318 code. It involves all the checks and steps involved.Download Isolated Foundation Design Excel SheetDo you Know Isolated foundation are mostly used for columns…continue reading →

What is Grillage Foundation, Definition, Construction, Uses

Posted on May 22, 2015
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A Grillage Foundation is a type of foundation often used at the base of a column. It consists of one, two or more tiers of steel beams superimposed on a layer of concrete, adjacent tiers being placed at right angles to each other, while all tiers are encased in concrete.Before…continue reading →

What is Pile cut-off Level? Pile Foundation

Posted on October 28, 2014
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As per the definition, the pile cut off level is the elevation up to which the concrete of the pile head is chipped or cut off while exposing rebar. It is an important design parameter in case of pile foundation that allows the rebar of pile to embed in pile…continue reading →

What are the different types of shear failure in foundation?

Posted on January 13, 2014
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Soil mostly fail in shear, thus when foundation load is transferred to the soil, the soil may fail in shear in 3 modes names as; (a) General Shear Failure (b) Local Shear failure (c) Punching shear failure;The type of failure that will occur in the soil due to foundation load…continue reading →

What is Foundation Engineering? Course content, books, solved asigments, quizzes

Posted on January 13, 2014
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Foundation Engineering is a very interesting and use full subject in terms of applicability and scope in civil engineering. Importance of Foundation engineers can be understood easily by considering the importance of foundation in a structure. This post is about the introduction of foundation engineering, course contents, assignments and books…continue reading →

51+ MCQs of Geo-Technical and Foundation Engineering you must know

Posted on January 7, 2014
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Foundation and geo-technical engineering is a very interesting and useful field of civil engineering. Like the name of the subject it plays a pivotal role in the success or failure of any structure. The portion upon which the load of building or super-structure rests is called a foundation and the…continue reading →

What is pile foundation? What are the Uses of different types of Piles?

Posted on December 1, 2013
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A pile is a long slender foundation member, made either of timber, structural steel or concrete which might be cast-in-situ or driven and acts as a structural member to transfer the load of the structure to a required depth in deep foundations carrying a load which may be vertical or…continue reading →

What is scouring, Bridge Scouring? How to calculate Scour Depth?

Posted on December 1, 2013
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Scouring can be defined as a process due to which the particles of the soil or rock around the periphery of the abutment or pier of the highway bridge spanning over a water body, gets eroded and removed over a certain depth called scour depth. Scouring usually occurs when the…continue reading →

Now You can Land Airplanes in the Sea – Kansai International Airport Japan

Posted on November 12, 2013
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Japan, the land of rising sun was advancing with technology at a fast rate after World War II, Its economy was on the verge of stabilization. But here the question arises where do you put a plane in a space that run out of space? The Japanese have found its…continue reading →

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