Types of Foundations — Study Resources & PYQs
Types of Foundations
- Estimated study time: 30 minutes
Study resources
- Purpose, Types & Bearing Capacity (Article) — Covers purpose of foundations, SPT, CPT, plate load test, Atterberg limits, shallow vs deep foundations (spread, strip, raft, pile, caisson, drilled shafts).
- Foundation Types & Concepts (Article) — Covers shallow (spread, strip, raft) and deep foundations (piles, drilled shafts, caissons) with bearing capacity analysis and settlement design principles.
- JK Cement - Types Of Foundations in Building Construction (Article) — JK Cement - Types Of Foundations in Building Construction — selected for the syllabus topic Types of Foundations.
- TheCivilEdge - Types of Foundation in Civil Engineering (Shallow & Deep) - Complete Guide (Article) — TheCivilEdge - Types of Foundation in Civil Engineering (Shallow & Deep) - Complete Guide — selected for the syllabus topic Types of Foundations.
Types of Foundations previous year questions
- Write short notes on: (i) Raft Foundation (ii) Machine Foundation (iii) Strap Foundation (iv) Pile Foundation (v) Strip foundation (vi) Site Exploration (15)
- Write short notes on: (i) Raft Foundation (ii) Machine Foundation (iii) Strap Foundation (iv) Pile Foundation (v) Strip foundation (vi) Site Exploration
- (a) Write short notes on Shallow Foundation and Well Foundation with sketches. [12] (b) Write short notes on : (i) Low heat cement (ii) Rapid hardening cement.…
- Design pad type foundation for tower with the following data : (1) Design forces on tower leg : (a) ultimate compression = 88500 kg (b) ultimate uplift = 68330…
- a) Explain in brief 'seasoning of stones'. (10) b) Write note on the following: i) Friction pile ii) Fender pile (10)
- (a) What are the various conditions in which a pile foundation is used? Also explain how pile foundation improves the load carrying capacity of the structure.…
Taught in these subjects
- BUILDING CONSTRUCTION & MATERIALS — CEP6301 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- Essentials of Civil Engineering — CEO-6505 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- Essentials of Civil Engineering — CEO-6505 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- Essentials of Civil Engineering — CEO-6505 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- Essentials of Civil Engineering — CEO-6505 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu