Foundation Design

Foundation Design is the name of the graduate course of Geotechnical Engineering II, the second half of the undergraduate course. Geotechnical engineering is a branch of Civil Engineering.

Foundation design is the creation of a construction plan for a building foundation. It is a highly specialized function and usually performed by a structural engineer. The foundation is the structural base that stands on the ground and supports the rest of the building. Therefore, foundation design must involve extensive study of the ground below the foundation as well as the design and materials used on the foundation itself. 

Foundations are classified as shallow and deep foundations. Types of foundations under shallow and deep foundations for building construction and their uses are discussed. 

Following are different types of foundations used in construction:

1. Shallow foundation

   • Individual footing or isolated footing

   • Combined footing

   • Strip foundation

   • Raft or mat foundation

2. Deep Foundation

   • Pile foundation

   • Drilled Shafts or caissons

Throughout the semester, I joined together with the rest of the graduate group to work on the reports and get it done on the timely matter. The first 4 reports are connected to each other including the results of the objectives that was given to us at the start of each report.

Calculations that are shown below.

This is a standalone report that involves limit state design, also known as load and resistance factor design. It showed the condition of structure beyond which it no longer fulfills the relevant design criteria. In other words, a potential failure will occurs. For this case, the soils that holds any structure played a major role in this matter and the report will explain it all.