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1 - Choose Type of Foundation

1) Foundations transmit structural loads to the soil and lateral earth pressures. There are shallow and deep foundations. 2) Factors governing foundation choice include loads, soil conditions, groundwater, and cost. Failure can occur from shear, settlement, design/construction errors, or instability. 3) This document analyzes choosing a foundation type for a site based on load ratios, bearing capacity, and estimated settlement. The analysis determines an isolated shallow foundation would experience less than 3cm settlement, meeting requirements.

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1 - Choose Type of Foundation

1) Foundations transmit structural loads to the soil and lateral earth pressures. There are shallow and deep foundations. 2) Factors governing foundation choice include loads, soil conditions, groundwater, and cost. Failure can occur from shear, settlement, design/construction errors, or instability. 3) This document analyzes choosing a foundation type for a site based on load ratios, bearing capacity, and estimated settlement. The analysis determines an isolated shallow foundation would experience less than 3cm settlement, meeting requirements.

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Foundation

❖ Functions of foundation: -
1. To transmit the structure loads safety to soil, this transmit of load may be through
..
• Shallow foundation
• Deep foundation

2. To transmit lateral earth pressure through retaining wall

❖ Foundation types: -
a- Shallow foundation
• strip footing
• isolated footing
• combined footing
• strap footing
• Raft
b- deep foundation
▪ Piles
-they are used when the top soil is so weak to use shallow foundation .

o Types of piles :
1- End bearing piles

2- Friction piles
• Factors govering the choice of the type of foundations :-
1- Structure configuration and function
( residential building , tank , pump station,…. )
2- Loads type and magnitude
For example ,
- Foundation for 5 story building will not the same for 20 story
building
3- Soil condition
( bearing capacity , settlement )
4- Ground water table
5- Estimate cost of foundation and available budget

•Failure causes of foundation :-


1- Shear failure
Applied pressure ˃ qall
2- Excessive settlement
Large settlement or differential settlement
3- Error in design or during construction
4- Instability of structure due sliding or over turning
• Choice of foundation depth :-

1. Structure configuration
2. Depth of top soil (( fill ))
3. Location of different utilities , sewer pipe, water pipe , cable pf electricity.
4. Location of grand water table
5. Location of the foundation of existing building
❖ Choose the type of the foundation: -
Ratio
𝐴.𝐹
𝑅𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜 =
𝐴.𝐿

𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒
𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠 =
𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎
𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑖𝑙

𝑞𝑎𝑙𝑙. 𝑞𝑎𝑙𝑙. 𝑛𝑒𝑡


𝑃𝑐𝑜𝑙.
𝑞𝑎𝑙𝑙 / 𝑞𝑎𝑙𝑙. 𝑛𝑒𝑡 =
𝐴. 𝐹

Ratio foundation

˂ 75% isolated
75-100 % Raft
˃100 % Deep Foundation

Settlement

Settlemen foundatio
t n
˂ 3 cm isolated
3-10 cm Raft
˃10 cm Deep Foundation
- S= 𝑚𝑣 ∗ 𝐻𝑐 ∗ ∆𝜎

𝐶𝑐
- S= ∗ 𝐻𝑐 ∗ 𝑙𝑜𝑔(𝜎°+∆𝜎 )
1+𝑒 𝜎°

• The difference between (𝑞𝑎𝑙𝑙 ) and (𝑞𝑎𝑙𝑙. 𝑛𝑒𝑡)


𝑃 𝑐𝑜𝑙.
• 𝑞𝑎𝑙𝑙. 𝑛𝑒𝑡=
𝐴.𝑓
𝑃 𝑐𝑜𝑙.∗ 1.1
• 𝑞𝑎𝑙𝑙 =
𝐴.𝐹

Mv >> coefficient of volume change

𝑐𝑚2 /𝑘𝑔

➢ Very high compressible 0.1


➢ High compressible 0.1-0.02
➢ Low compressibility 0.005-.002
➢ Very low compressibility ˂.002

Hc >> clay layer thickness


Hc = effective depth = 2B " width of footing "

𝐻𝑐
Z= 2

𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒 𝑃 𝑐𝑜𝑙. 𝛴𝑃 𝑐𝑜𝑙.


 ∆𝜎 = = ( 𝐿+𝑍)(𝐵+𝑍) = (𝐿+𝑍)(𝐵+2)
𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎
given

 𝐶𝑐

Cc=.009(L.L- 10 %)

 e = void ratio
 σ° =Σɤ.h from (G.S) to ( c.L of clay layer )

(0.0)
example: - Fill

γ=12.5 kN/m3
it's required to choose the type of foundation
(-2.0)
suitable for the site, allowable settlement in case
Med. Clay
isolated = 3 cm, Raft = 10 cm
2
qu=100 kN/m
• site area =16*15
mv = 3*10-4 m2 /kN
• loaded area = 4*5
• P col. =1000 KN. (-12.0)

Site Area = 16*15, loaded Area = 4*5 Med. Sand

𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 16∗15 qall=150 kN/m


2
No. of col . = = = 12 𝑐𝑜𝑙.
𝑙𝑜𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 4∗5
𝐴.𝐹 𝑝 𝑐𝑜𝑙. 𝑞 𝑢𝑙𝑡
Ratio= ≫ 𝐴. 𝐹 = (𝑞𝑎𝑙𝑙 = )
𝐴.𝐿 𝑞𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝐹.𝑂.𝑆

∴ 𝑞𝑢𝑙𝑡 = 𝐶. 𝑁𝑐 + ɤ1. 𝜈𝑓. 𝑁𝑞 + 0.5. 𝐵. ɤ2. 𝑁ɤ (-22.0)

𝑞𝑢 100
𝐶= = = 50𝐾𝑁/𝑚2
2 2

𝑚𝑒𝑑 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑦 → ∅ = 0 → 𝑁𝐶 = 5.7 , 𝑁𝑞 = 1 , 𝑁𝛾 = 𝑍𝐸𝑅𝑂


∴ 𝑞𝑢𝑙𝑡 = 50 ∗ 5.7 + 12.5 ∗ 2 ∗ 1 + 0 = 310 𝐾𝑁/𝑚2
310
∴ 𝑞𝑎𝑙𝑙 = = 103.3 𝐾𝑁/𝑚2
3
𝐶∗𝑁𝐶 50∗5.7
→ 𝑞𝑎𝑙𝑙. 𝑛𝑒𝑡 = = = 95 𝐾𝑁/𝑚2
𝐹.𝑂.𝑆 3
𝑃 𝑐𝑜𝑙. 1000
∴ 𝐴𝐹 = = = 10.52 𝑚2
𝑞𝑎𝑙𝑙.𝑛𝑒𝑡 95
𝐴𝐹 10.52
∴ 𝑅𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜 → = ∗ 100 = 52.6% < 75%
𝐴.𝐿 4∗5

∴ 𝐼𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑

 Settlement ( for med clay )

𝑆 = 𝑚𝑣 ∗ 𝐻𝑐 ∗ ∆𝜎
L=3.5 m
∎ mv=3*10−4 KN/𝑚2
B= 3m
∎𝐻𝑐 = 2 ∗ B ⇒ 𝐴𝐹 = 10.52 = 𝐿 ∗ 𝐵 𝑯𝒄 𝟔
𝒁= = = 𝟑𝒎
𝟐 𝟐
Effective depth assume L = 3.5 B= 3 m
Pcol. = 1000 KN
𝐻𝑐 = 2 ∗ 3 = 6 𝑚
𝑃 𝑐𝑜𝑙.
∎ ∆𝜎 ( 𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 ) =
( 𝐿+𝑍)(𝐵+𝑍)

1000
∆𝜎 = = 25.6 KN/𝑚2
( 3.5+3)(3+3)

∴ 𝑆 = 3 ∗ 10−4 ∗ 6 ∗ 25.6 = 0.046 𝑚 = 4.6 𝑐𝑚

( 3 − 10 ) 𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑅𝑎𝑓𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 .

L=16 m , B=15 m , Σ Pcol.= No. of col. * Pcol.


=12*1000

=12000 KN

Effective depth = 2*B = 2*15= 30 m ( Hc = 10m)

𝐻𝑐
(𝑍 = =5𝑚)
2

𝜀 𝑃𝑐𝑜𝑙.
∆𝜎 (𝑅𝑎𝑓𝑡) =
(𝐿+𝑍)(𝐵+𝑍)

12000
∆𝜎 = = 28.57 𝐾𝑁 /𝑚2
(16+5)(15+5)

∴ 𝑆 = 3 ∗ 10−4 ∗ 10 ∗ 28.57 = 0.085 𝑚 = 8.5 𝑐𝑚

∴ 𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑅𝑎𝑓𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑜𝑛

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