Assignmet 1

Example: end bearing piles with basement.

Engr 431 Project. Differential settlement must be less than 1/300.

Part 1 Design the Type 1 foundations for the soil profile and soil properties given.

Part 2 Design the Type 2 foundations for the soil profile and soil properties given. Consider 9 and 36 columns..

SETTLEMENT CALCULATION TABLE Name_____________________________________Number______________. Date _________

Foundation type (1 or 2) _______. Foundation depth _______. Basement depth ________. Foundation width________

Case ___________. POI in layer ___________. POI depth. =__________. H=___________.

DIFFERENTIAL SETTLEMENT SUFFICIENCY TABLE

Name_____________________________________Number______________. Date _________

Foundation type (1 or 2) _______. Foundation depth _______. Basement depth ________. Foundation width________

Case ___________. POI in layer ___________. POI depth. =__________. H=___________.