Purpose of Foundations and Site Exploration — Study Resources & PYQs
Purpose of foundations and site exploration
- Estimated study time: 80 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).
- Tests on Concrete – Site & Lab (Article) — Step-by-step slump cone test procedure and cube compression test procedure with IS codes (IS 1199) and acceptable limits for construction.
- Foundation Types & Concepts (Article) — Covers shallow (spread, strip, raft) and deep foundations (piles, drilled shafts, caissons) with bearing capacity analysis and settlement design principles.
Taught in these subjects
- 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