Foundation Design / Construction

Foundation Design / Construction

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Foundation is the lowest part of a structure which transfers loads from the superstructure to the ground. Foundation elements sustain the design loads throughout the project’s life, avoiding excess settlement and ensuring that the bearing capacity of the ground is not exceeded. Foundations can be classified into two main categories: Shallow Foundations and Deep Foundations.

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Shallow Foundations

Apr, 29, 2020 | Education

Shallow foundations, often called footings, are situated beneath the lowest part of the structure...

Deep Foundations

May, 29, 2019 | Education

A deep foundation is a type of foundation which is placed at a greater depth below the ground surf...

Bentley Webinar | Shallow Foundation Analysis in PLAXIS

Feb, 03, 2022 | Event

Foundations are one of the most important parts of the substructure of any construction project. Al...

Soil Subgrade Reaction in Flexible Foundations

Dec, 03, 2020 | Education

Introduction When a foundation is not rigid, the stress distribution and the modu...

Comparison of Residential Foundation Repair / Remediation options

May, 20, 2022 | News

CHANCE Foundation Solutions Engineer Shawn Downey compiled a comparison of foundation repair option...

33rd Annual Conference on Deep Foundations & 11th International Conference on Piling and Deep Foundations

May, 05, 2008 | News

Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) is pleased to announce the scheduling of the "33rd Annual Conferenc...

GGU-SETTLE

Oct, 24, 2013 | Software

Functional requirements of foundation structures

Apr, 12, 2019 | News

Even if a foundation structure meets all the strength requirements, it should also satisfy another c...

Bi-Directional Load Testing by GRL

Aug, 13, 2018 | News

The GRL-Cell is a high capacity device installed within a deep foundation to statically load test t...

Selected Topics

Soil Reinforcement for the Foundation of the Rion-Antirion Bridge Piers Hollow large Diameter Steel Piles Steel Rods manufacturing for the construction of Rion-Antirion Bridge Rion-Antirion Bridge: Views of the Piers, in the dry dock, floating, in place and of their interior Shaft Foundations Eurocode 7: Past, Present, and Future - ISSMGE Lecture What is Geotechnical Engineering?Soil Subgrade Reaction Soil Subgrade Reaction in Rigid Foundations Soil Subgrade Reaction in Flexible Foundations Effect of Embedment on Soil Subgrade Reaction Soil Subgrade Reaction in Pile Foundations Horizontal Soil Subgrade Reaction in Pile Foundations Buchanan Lecture 2021: video available

Deep Foundations

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Geotechnical Engineering Photo Album: A collection of photographs for educational instruction by Ross W. Boulanger and J. Michael Duncan

Pile Foundations

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Pile boring Machines of the 18th Century

Geotechnical Engineering Photo Album: A collection of photographs for educational instruction by Ross W. Boulanger and J. Michael Duncan Reliability of Shallow Foundation Design Using the Standard Penetration Test

Web Class Assignments

Liquefaction During the Loma Prieta Earthquake

CE 179-Geosystems Engineering Design

Liquefaction is a serious hazard that much of the San Francisco Bay Area faces. To determine the areas at risk for liquefaction, one must look at the soil composition and saturation level. Liquefact...

The tilt of the Leaning Tower of Pisa: Why and How?

CE 179-Geosystems Engineering Design

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of the most famous constructions in the world. Its fame not only comes from the original trigger for its construction – to show the importance of this city after...

An introduction of Micropiles on expansive and karst ground conditions through the design lens of bearing capacity

CE 179-Geosystems Engineering Design

The history of micropiles stems over seven decades ago from Europe though widespread acceptance and standardization of the technology is more recent and has not matured for as long as its first docu...

Helical Piles

CE 179-Geosystems Engineering Design

Helical piles are a form of prefabricated deep foundation. As hinted in its name, helical piles differ from other deep foundations and are most notable for having spiraling blades along their shafts...