UNIT – IV
SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS – STRENGTH CRITERIA –
TYPES – CHOICE OF FOUNDATION –
LOCATION OF DEPTH – SAFE BEARING CAPACITY –
TERZAGHI, MEYERHOF, SKEMPTON AND IS
METHODS SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS – SETTLEMENT
CRITERIA – SAFE BEARING PRESSURE BASED
ON N- VALUE – ALLOWABLE BEARING PRESSURE;
SAFE BEARING CAPACITY – ALLOWABLE
SETTLEMENTS OF STRUCTURES. PILE
FOUNDATION: TYPES OF PILES – LOAD CARRYING
CAPACITY OF PILES BASED ON
STATIC PILE FORMULAE IN DIFFERENT SOILSDYNAMIC PILE FORMULAE – PILE LOAD TESTS
– LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY OF PILE GROUPS IN
SANDS AND CLAYS – SETTLEMENT OF
PILE GROUPS