Settlement Analysis of Shallow Foundations

Description

Shallow foundations are often used to transfer the load of light superstructure to ground materials and are designed to make sue the foundations and its supporting soil will fail or experience excessive settlements. Professionals with responsibility for design and construction of both isolated and mat foundation systems need a working understanding of basic concepts to gain confidence in dealing with shallow foundations design and construction. This lecture presents basic concepts required for the design of shallow foundation systems and explains how to design and construct a safe and sustainable foundation system.

Course Content

  • Estimating stress increment in soil resulted from superstructures
  • Soil data required for settlement calculations
  • Settlement analysis for shallow foundations
  • Immediate and consolidation settlement
  • Reporting of settlement results

 

Who Should Attend

Those who deal with construction related geotechnical engineering issues or need to build background on geotechnical analyses & design including:

  • Civil, environmental & transportation engineers/technicians
  • Geologists, city & public works officials/planners