Determination of settlement of pile foundations by load test method, equipment required, procedure and reporting of results in discussed. Equipment for Pile Settlement Determination Test Various types of equipments are required for determination of settlement of pile foundations. Following is ...
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Types of Foundation Failures on Soil – Causes and Remedies
There can be different types of foundation failures on soil due to movement and settlement which can cause the building to collapse. Failure of foundation causes different defects in buildings such as cracks leading to failure or collapse. Foundation is ...
Geotechnical Recommendations for Pile Foundation
Geotechnical recommendations in pile foundation guides in choosing the depth, the type of pile and special precautions to be taken for different soil conditions. Pile Foundations are recommended only when a raft foundation cannot be proposed due to excessive settlement ...
FAILURE OF PILE FOUNDATION & REMEDIES
Pile foundation is widely used deep foundation for complex geologic conditions with kinds of load conditions, especially for soft soil foundation. Pile foundation has large bearing capacity, well stability and small differential settlement compared to other foundation types. But pile ...
Soil Tests Required for Shallow and Raft Foundations
Soil Tests for Shallow and Raft Foundations Soil tests required to determine safe bearing capacity of shallow foundations and raft foundations are discussed here. These tests are as per IS 6403 – 1981. Apart from ascertaining the highest level ever ...
Factor of Safety For Different Foundations
Factor of Safety and Allowable Pressure Allowable bearing pressure, from shear strength consideration, is only a fraction of the ultimate bearing capacity and is defined by the equation: qallowable = (qultimate / Fs ) + gDf Here, The factor of ...
Selection of Foundations Based on Different Types of Soil
Commonly, the selection of foundation type for a given structure is controlled by number of factors for example soil type, past site usage, adjacent construction, size of development process, limitations. Among these factors, types of soil play significant role, that ...
Construction of Foundation under Different Ground Conditions
Factors Affecting Depth of Foundation Mentioned below are the various factors of soils and ground conditions that would affect the depth of the foundation. The depth of the foundation is highly affected by the allowable bearing capacity of the soil. ...