Foundations
Designing a Combined Footing-Worked Example
Spread foundations supporting two or more columns are classified as combined footings. Sometimes, it becomes necessary to combine the footing for two or more columns […]
Designing a Pad foundation to Eurocode
Introduction The simplest form of spread foundations used in transferring loads from a structure into the soil is the pad foundation. They are basically required […]
Designing a Pile Cap to Eurocode
Introduction The concept of pile foundation is incomplete without discussing pile caps because the loads from the superstructure of a structure cannot be transferred directly on […]
Design of Reinforced Concrete Bored-Piles to Eurocode
Introduction The last post on piling described the need for piled foundations, the types of piled foundation, design responsibilities and the methods of testing piles […]
Introduction to Piling
Introduction The principle behind piling is to transfer the loads from a structure through strata of low bearing capacity to deeper soil strata having higher […]
Soil Bearing Capacity-According to Eurocode
Introduction The lowest part of every structure is referred to as the foundation. Its function is to transmit all the loads from the superstructure to […]
Site Investigations
Introduction The significance of precise data and understanding of soil conditions on a site can’t be downplayed. The chosen type of any sub-structure is completely […]
Cracks in Concrete
Introduction In order for concrete to crack, there has to be a tensile stress present, be it applied or induced. Concrete is actually designed to […]