Foundation
Foundation is the part of structure below plinth level up to the soil. It is in direct contact of soil and transmits load of super structure to soil. Generally it is below the ground level. If some part of foundation is above ground level, it is also covered with earth filling. This portion of structure [...]

Residential Foundation Problems
Foundation Design:

Ideally, a properly designed and constructed residential foundation is designed to accommodate the weight of the structure, as well as the load bearing characteristics of the soils below. It should also be laid on undisturbed, native soil.

Continuous or “spread” footings should be cast along the base of walls when soils [...]

Caisson Foundation

The foundation system of and the soils beneath the building prevent the complex from moving vertically.

When a load is placed on soil, most soils settle. This creates a problem when the building settles but the utilities do not. Even more critical than settlement is differential settlement.

This occurs when parts of your building [...]

Pile foundations are the part of a structure used to carry and transfer the load of the structure to the bearing ground located at more depth below ground surface.

Topics Covered in this presentation are:
Pile Foundation
Pile Design
Pile Construction
Pile Testing
WELL FOUNDATION

View the presentation or download it.

DESIGNS of retaining walls, earth dam, abutments, foundations, etc. are very important problems related to the geotechnical engineering. To minimize the devastating effect of earthquake on retaining structures, computation of earth pressures and the point of applications carries attention of the researchers. The most commonly used methods to design the retaining structures under seismic conditions [...]

Serious structural problems in houses are not very common, but when they occur they are expensive to repair. Some can’t be fixed at all. This report won’t turn you into an expert, but it will give you some of the common indicators.
Uneven Floors. Uneven floors are typical, particularly in older homes. Here is a trick [...]

Subsurface investigations:

Subsoil conditions are examined using test borings, provided by soil engineer (geotechnical).
Number of borings and location of borings depends on building type and site conditions.

The function of a footing or a foundation is to transmit the load form the structure to the underlying soil. The choice of suitable type of footing depends on the depth at which the bearing strata lies, the soil condition and the type of superstructure.
Combined footing
Whenever two or more columns in a straight line are [...]

Pile foundations are the part of a structure used to carry and transfer the load of the structure to the bearing ground located at more depth below ground surface.Topics Covered in this presentation are:Pile FoundationPile DesignPile ConstructionPile TestingWELL FOUNDATION
View the presentation or download it.