Types of Foundations for Building - ARCHITECA

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Types Of Foundation

• By Architeca Designers and Builders

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Introduction

• Are you going to build your new house, office,
  etc. and want to know about the different types
  of foundations for building? Then you are at the
  right place where you will get accurate
  information for your residential or commercial
  buildings. Our builders depict the structural
  view in front of you that will help you in
  choosing the right type of foundation in your
  building. A strong base is very important in the
  today era as everyone wants the best and safe
  foundation while building their houses and for
  this ARCHITECA is the leading construction
  company that offers the different types of
  foundation for houses. Before discussing the
  types of foundation everyone must have knowledge
  about the basic definition of the foundation

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Definition with Types of Foundation in
Construction

• Where it means a lower structural part of the
  building that allocates its gravity loads to the
  ground. A big building must have a strong basis
  if it is a standpoint for a long period. It also
  considers the two types of foundation shallow
  foundation and deep foundation. As you already
  read ARCHITECAs previous blog post or webpage
  content like types of stairs, here in this blog
  our construction company comes up with new ideas
  and information about the types of foundation
  that is todays most significant information for
  the users, builders, architectures those commence
  with new construction in the requisite area.

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Benefits of A Strong Foundation

• When building a strong foundation, firmness is
  everything. More than just plot a house above the
  soil, it offers the following benefits
• It supports the building.
• It repels the movement of soil beneath the
  building.
• It offers protection against cold.
• It prevents the destruction of any sort happening
  due to water or dampness.

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1. Shallow Foundations

• It is the foundation places nearby the surface of
  the ground which transmits the loads from deep
  shallow where the depth is about 3m less than its
  width where soil supports the structural loads. A
  shallow foundation is inexpensive, easy to build,
  requires less labor and ARCHITECA Designers and
  Builders follow the simple process at an
  affordable cost. The only cons are that it is
  suitable for lightweight constructions because it
  is weak against sideways loads etc.

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a) Individual/Isolated Foundation

• The isolated footing is also known as Pad or
  spread footings that carry and spreads the
  intense loads either in rectangular form or in
  the square form on the single columns or pillars.
  These loads are depended upon the size or
  capacity of the soil used to make the basis of
  the building. It consists of a reinforced or non-
  reinforced material. If you want to spread the
  weight for reinforced foundation then the height
  has to be bigger in levels.

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b) Combined Foundations

• A combined footing works on two columns. It is
  useful when the two columns are very close to
  each other that connect their individual
  footings. A column is close to the boundary of
  the site that an isolated foundation will
  eccentrically load and where the basics of
  adjacent columns are linked to resisting uplift,
  spillover or opposition forces. A combined
  footing may be in rectangular or trapezoidal form.

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C) Spread Foundations

• The spread footing is also known as strip footing
  and wall footings. It works as a beam and applies
  the loads on the upward direction. The base is
  wider than the wall footings which help in
  spreading the weight from the building structure
  above the large areas to maintain the solidity.
  These footings use the single columns, walls and
  bridge pier where the levels of the soil from the
  earth shallow are about 10 feet

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D) Raft/Mat Foundations

• Mat footings are useful to carry the heavy loads
  of the building from the columns and walls. A mat
  is vital when the admissible soil pressure is low
  or where the columns and walls are very close
  that connects the individual footings. It is
  designed like the combined footings/single mat to
  bear the load of the building and fit for the
  spread-out soils. It is not suitable where the
  groundwater is above the surface of the soil.

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2. Deep Foundations

• Deep foundation is founded at the depth of the
  ground surface. This foundation transfers the
  loads from the surface areas which has weak soil
  or fills it in the strong or less compress soils
  or rocks deeply. It is expensive than shallow
  foundations and the process is very difficult. It
  requires more labor, skills and time-consuming
  task as it is not flexible. The further types are
  as below-

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a) Basement Foundations

• It consists of a full structural foundation wall
  that bears the footing run along the boundary of
  the basement. These foundations use the concrete
  slabs, crawl space to make the modern types of
  foundation for houses.

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b) Pile Foundation

• It is footing which transmits the heavy loads
  from the building to a hard soil that is deeper
  below the ground levels. This type of foundation
  protects the uplift of the buildings from the
  sideways loads like earthquakes and high storm
  winds.

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c) Drill Shaft Foundations

• It is also referred to as drilled piers, caissons
  or bored piles that support the sideways loads by
  digging cylindrical shafts into the earth surface
  and fill with it concrete. It works similar to
  pile foundation but it handles the high capacity
  on the soil. It is useful where the hard
  rock/soil is deeper the ground level from 10m to
  100m.

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d) Hollow box foundation

• It is also known as Buoyancy rafts or floating
  foundation which is designed as a hollow box
  structure. It is useful where the soil of the
  surface is weak and soft to construct the
  building.

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e) Cylinders Foundations

• It is a small single cell caisson which is useful
  for water crossings and other aquatic
  applications the needs building basis with high
  load resistance to erosion.

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