How are Raft Foundations Used to Reduce Settlement?
In this post we will share some information about settlement reduction raft foundation. as we…
Month: January 2020
How to Determine A Foundation Whether to be Designed as Flexible or Rigid Body?
In this post we will discuss about strip footing. These types of foundations are suitable…
What should be the column spacing to have rigid foundation assumption?
In this post we will discuss about continuous foundation as it is concerned with column…
Soil Pressure in Foundation Wall
Dear reader we know foundation wall is an essential part of building and we have…
Presumptive Foundation Load Bearing Capacity of Soils (IBC)
IBC has provided us presumptive load bearing capacity of soils, based on which we can…
Clay Mineralogy of Black Cotton Soil
The clay mineral that are dominant in most black cotton soil is seems to be…
Shrinkage of Black Cotton Soil
Dear reader we have discussed many posts about swelling properties of black cotton soils and…
Distribution of Black Cotton Soil Over the World
At first we will remove the confusion about different name of this soil. The black…
Texture of Black Cotton Soil
The moisture content in black cotton soil is major concern during construction of building foundation….
How do Water Content Effect Compaction of Foundation Soil?
Dear reader in previous post we have learnt about difference between compaction and consolidation of…