Requirements Of A Good Foundation

Basics in Building Construction 4(2+2)

Lesson 03 : Deep Foundation

Requirements Of A Good Foundation

A foundation to serve its purpose needs to satisfy the following criteria.

  1. The foundations should sustain the dead and imposed loads and transmit these to the sub-soil in such a way that pressure on it will not cause settlement which would impair the stability of the building or adjoining structures.
  2. The base of the foundation should be rigid so that differential settlements are minimized, specially for the case when super-imposed loads are not evenly distributed.
  3. Foundations should be taken sufficiently deep to guard the building against damage or distress caused by swelling shrinkage of the sub-soil.
  4. Foundations should be so located that its performance may not be affected due to any unexpected future influence.

Types Of Deep Foundations
The three commonly known deep foundations are

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