FOUNDATION ENGINEERING

Outline
Overview of Foundation
Engineering
What foundation to use?
What to design for?
Case study
 Geo Engineering
Geotechnical
Engineering

Geo-Mechanics Geo-Environmental

Rock Mechanics Soil Mechanics ...

Retaining Slopes, Dams,

Foundations
Structures and Seepage
 Foundation Design
Timeline of events

1. Owner contacts an Architect

2. Architect develops a plan that meets owners
needs
3. Owner wants to move in
4. Architect contacts a Structural Engineering firm
5. Structural firm begins to design the building and
contacts Geotechnical firm
 Foundation Design
Timeline of events
6. Geotechnical firm
Where to sample
How deep to sample
What to sample
How to sample
7. Foundation type
Loads
Soil ?
 Foundations

Shallow Deep
Foundations Foundations
D/B 1
$ D/B 4

Spread Strip Mat Driven Drilled

footings footings foundations piles shafts

D = depth single group

B = width