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Foundation Types of Failure
Foundation can fail due to several cases. ● Overall and/or differential settlement are caused by excessive…
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Foundation Ground Conditions
The values and properties indicated in the table below can also be used instead of…
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Foundation: Design
Foundation design can be done using the following two methods. 1. Using Elastic Theory, loads are…
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Foundation Types
1. Shallow Foundations Types: Strips, Pads, Rafts Shallow Foundations are common in construction and are inexpensive…
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Foundation Prep Work
Site Investigation Site investigations should always be done before any design work, in order to…
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Waffle Slabs
Waffle Slabs consist of coffers, or shaped voids, in soffits of slabs. Information to provide…
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Ribbed Slabs
Information to provide in scheme design: ● Statement that the design is a one way ribbed…
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Wall Slabs
Information to provide in scheme design: ● Thickness of slab ● Thickness of load bearing walls that…
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Beam Slabs
Information to provide in scheme design: ● Thickness of slab spanning in one direction ● Size of…
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Flat Slabs
Information to provide in scheme design: ● Constant thickness of flat slab ● Thickness of drop panels,…