Lost your password? Please enter your email address. You will receive a link and will create a new password via email.
The uniformity coefficient (Cu), curvature coefficient (Cc) and the effective size (D10) are the grading characteristics of the soil. These are the geometric properties of a grading curve that describe a particular type of soil.
Isolated or single footings are structural elements which are designed to transmit and distribute loads of single columns to the soil without exceeding its bearing capacity, in addition to prevent excessive settlement, and provide adequate safety against sliding and overturning. ACI 318-14 ...
There are various types of isolated footings such as spread footing, stepped footing, sloped footing etc. They are usually square, rectangular or circular in shape. Each type of footing is selected based on the soil condition and configuration ...
A slope is an inclined boundary surface between air and the body of an earthwork such as highways, cut or fill, railway cut or fill, earth dams, levees and river training work. The slope stability analysis is crucial ...
Wall footings are pad or spread and strip footings which are used to support structural or nonstructural walls to transmit and distribute the loads to the soil in such a manner that the load-bearing capacity of the soil ...
A waffle slab foundation, also termed as ribbed slab foundation, is a structure that is plain at the top and has a grid-like system (called the ribs) at the bottom. The ribs are formed due to the pouring ...
A drilled pier is a deep foundation system that uses a large diameter concrete cylinder constructed by placing fresh concrete and reinforcing steel into a drilled shaft. It is also called as a caisson, drilled shaft, Cast-in-drilled-hole piles ...
Driven precast concrete piles are constructed by hammering the piles into the soil to a depth greater than 40m by an adjustable hydraulic or diesel hammer. Driven precast concrete piles are widely used because of their versatility and suitability ...