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In engineering, a foundation is the element of a structure which connects it to the ground or more rarely, water (as with floating structures), transferring loads from the structure to the ground. Foundations are generally considered either shallow or deep.[1] Foundation engineering is the application of soil mechanics and rock mechanics (geotechnical engineering) in the design of foundation elements of structures.
Buildings and structures have a long history of being built with wood in contact with the ground.[3][4] Post in ground construction may technically have no foundation. Timber pilings were used on soft or wet ground even below stone or masonry walls.[5] In marine construction and bridge building a crisscross of timbers or steel beams in concrete is called grillage.[6]
Dry stone and stones laid in mortar to build foundations are common in many parts of the world. Dry laid stone foundations may have been painted with mortar after construction. Sometimes the top, visible course of stone is hewn, quarried stones.[8] Besides using mortar, stones can also be put in a gabion.[9] One disadvantage is that if using regular steel rebars, the gabion would last much less long than when using mortar (due to rusting). Using weathering steel rebars could reduce this disadvantage somewhat.
Rubble trench foundations are a shallow trench filled with rubble or stones. These foundations extend below the frost line and may have a drain pipe which helps groundwater drain away. They are suitable for soils with a capacity of more than 10 tonnes/m2 (2,000 pounds per square foot).
Often called footings, are usually embedded about a meter or so into soil. One common type is the spread footing which consists of strips or pads of concrete (or other materials) which extend below the frost line and transfer the weight from walls and columns to the soil or bedrock.
Another common type of shallow foundation is the slab-on-grade foundation where the weight of the structure is transferred to the soil through a concrete slab placed at the surface. Slab-on-grade foundations can be reinforced mat slabs, which range from 25 cm to several meters thick, depending on the size of the building, or post-tensioned slabs, which are typically at least 20 cm for houses, and thicker for heavier structures.
Another way to install ready-to-build foundations that is more environmentally friendly is to use screw piles. Screw pile installations have also extended to residential applications, with many homeowners choosing a screw pile foundation over other options. Some common applications for helical pile foundations include wooden decks, fences, garden houses, pergolas, and carports.
Used to transfer the load of a structure down through the upper weak layer of topsoil to the stronger layer of subsoil below. There are different types of deep footings including impact driven piles, drilled shafts, caissons, screw piles, geo-piers[clarification needed] and earth-stabilized columns[clarification needed]. The naming conventions for different types of footings vary between different engineers. Historically, piles were wood, later steel, reinforced concrete, and pre-tensioned concrete.
Many monopile foundations[10] have been used in recent years for economically constructing fixed-bottom offshore wind farms in shallow-water subsea locations.[11] For example, a single wind farm off the coast of England went online in 2008 with over 100 turbines, each mounted on a 4.74-meter-diameter monopile footing in ocean depths up to 16 meters of water.[12]
Foundations are designed to have an adequate load capacity depending on the type of subsoil/rock supporting the foundation by a geotechnical engineer, and the footing itself may be designed structurally by a structural engineer. The primary design concerns are settlement and bearing capacity. When considering settlement, total settlement and differential settlement is normally considered. Differential settlement is when one part of a foundation settles more than another part. This can cause problems to the structure which the foundation is supporting. Expansive clay soils can also cause problems.
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RE: Books on foundation engineering: which is the real "Bible"? Sean2 (Geotechnical)14 Jun 02 10:11Don't forget the great benefit of what your geotechnical colleagues can teach you directly. Other non-geotechnical engineers often have interesting experience of geotechnical problems and their solution.
You should subscribe to appropriate journals/magazines AND READ THEM to keep up to date with developments and current problems.
Consider:
Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology
Ground Engineering
Gotechnique
Tunnels & Tunnelling
ASCE journals/proceedings
I will probably think of more journals after I send this, but I expect you have the idea already. --Good luck. RE: Books on foundation engineering: which is the real "Bible"? Qshake (Structural)14 Jun 02 10:24Just a note of preference (not to compete with the other very sound advice):
I've used and had sastifactory results with Das' Foundation Engineering as a practical reference.
However, when addressing numerical analysis applied to foundations, I've found Bowles to be a indespensible reference.
So, depending what you're looking for practical or academic those are my references (which by the way are only a short grab from computer). RE: Books on foundation engineering: which is the real "Bible"? haagmonster (Structural)7 Oct 05 20:29Be extremely careful using Das' "Principles of Foundation Engineering" (3rd ed) - it's full of typo's - I can't believe that it was published that way. RE: Books on foundation engineering: which is the real "Bible"? dicksewerrat (Civil/Environmental)7 Oct 05 21:49I thought Tergazhi(sp) was God and he had Bowles write the bible for him. Richard A. Cornelius, P.E.
WWW.amlinereast.com RE: Books on foundation engineering: which is the real "Bible"? BigH (Geotechnical)7 Oct 05 23:00Threre is no question in my mind - the Bible of geotechnical engineering is Terzaghi and Peck's 2nd Edition (1967) - not the latest. If one could have only one reference on real engineering this would be it.
The wanna-be's would be Tomlinson's Foundation Book (excellent), Tschebotarioff's Foundation book (1974), Peck Hansen and Thornburn's Foundation book and Leonard's Foundation Engineering handbook would be my next choices as sub-bibles.
There are many many other books - Craig, Teng, Fang's Handbook - lots of Indian books as well. I've had Bowles since 1975's 2nd Edition through 5th Edition. I've seen Das. These are tomes that a packed full - no question. The bible, though, is the first book; these are cousins; are quite useful as study-guides, but once the bible - always the bible!! Bowles and Das are only re-interpretations! RE: Books on foundation engineering: which is the real "Bible"? jdonville (Geotechnical)8 Oct 05 22:01McCoy,
Who says engineers have no religion?!
In addition to printed matter, I currently keep in excess of 1 GB of spreadsheets, PDFs, notes in text/Word files and other reference materials (the collection keeps growing as I find or am directed to more material).
Naturally, some works are very good for particular applications, but are not as useful for others. It is impossible for a single author to be authoritative and unsurpassed in all areas of our discipline. I don't think that any one source can be called the best, let alone the 'Bible', especially as the state of practice in foundation engineering continues to evolve.
Jeff
Jeffrey T. Donville, PE
TTL Associates, Inc.
www.ttlassoc.com RE: Books on foundation engineering: which is the real "Bible"? BigH (Geotechnical)9 Oct 05 09:46jdonville - you can add to the bible but the bible is still THE BIBLE! - the FIRST book. To me, T&P will always be "buku kudus". I use the others but . . . RE: Books on foundation engineering: which is the real "Bible"? DRC1 (Civil/Environmental)9 Oct 05 20:25Everyone should be familiar with Terzaghi, But science has moved on from that, and Karl would have been diapointed if it did not. Boweles is a good overview and how to for a lot of practical everyday geotech problems. I like Fang (as a former student, I may be a bit partial)
I have recently discovered the Canadian Foundation Manual. It is really a great reference, and I am not even Canadian.
It is available from Bitech publishers. RE: Books on foundation engineering: which is the real "Bible"? BigH (Geotechnical)10 Oct 05 11:21DRC1 - you are correct. The art of geotechnical engineering has moved on and is getting more scientific by the year although the art is there. Terzaghi surely would agree - I'd like Ralph Pecks point of view though! The advancements are what will drive the engineers of today, but won't take away the bible. Sadly, I feel that far too few geotechs coming on stream are woefully lacking in the works of the pioneers. As I've said before, I personally find the original works of the pioneers to better illustrate the thought process of geotechnical engineering; forgetting this, geotechnical engineering may, sadly, become more like cookbook (oops, code book). I guess it is a generation thing. RE: Books on foundation engineering: which is the real "Bible"? eric1037 (Geotechnical)10 Oct 05 13:30Has anyone checked out the new "Analysis and Design of Shallow and Deep Foundations" by Lymon C. Reese and Shin-Tower Wang?
It looks interesting.
RE: Books on foundation engineering: which is the real "Bible"? SCGeo (Geotechnical)12 Oct 05 18:32I use Sowers' "Soil Mechanics and Foundations" constantly. I would recommend this and many other of his publications for those working in the southeastern US, especially with regard to Piedmont soils. googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1406030293255-2'); ); Red Flag This PostPlease let us know here why this post is inappropriate. Reasons such as off-topic, duplicates, flames, illegal, vulgar, or students posting their homework.
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