What is Pad Foundation?
The pad foundations are shallow foundation that take and spread point loads to the soil safely. The pad foundation are preferred if the soil at the site have sufficient strength and is not too deep to construct. ...
The blanket raft foundation is a curst raft constructed on a stone blanket, which is built up in layers on the reduced sub-strata level. The basis of the action and design of the foundation is a composite action ...
DESIGN OF RAFT FOUNDATION Design Considerations: If the loads transmitted by the columns in a structure are so heavy or the allowable soil pressure so small that individual footings would cover more than about one-half of the area, ...