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    This document discusses different types of building foundations and factors that engineers consider when designing foundations. It provides an overview of common foundation types including continuous footings, spread footings, slab-on-grade, mat foundations, pile foundations, and cast-in-place pile foundations. The document notes that foundation type depends on factors like loading, building size/shape, soil conditions, environmental conditions, and cost. It also discusses using FEMA maps to determine flood risk and how that impacts building design.

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    This document discusses different types of building foundations and factors that engineers consider when designing foundations. It provides an overview of common foundation types including continuous footings, spread footings, slab-on-grade, mat foundations, pile foundations, and cast-in-place pile foundations. The document notes that foundation type depends on factors like loading, building size/shape, soil conditions, environmental conditions, and cost. It also discusses using FEMA maps to determine flood risk and how that impacts building design.

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    This document discusses different types of building foundations and factors that engineers consider when designing foundations. It provides an overview of common foundation types including continuous footings, spread footings, slab-on-grade, mat foundations, pile foundations, and cast-in-place pile foundations. The document notes that foundation type depends on factors like loading, building size/shape, soil conditions, environmental conditions, and cost. It also discusses using FEMA maps to determine flood risk and how that impacts building design.

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    Foundation Types and Considerations

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    This document discusses different types of building foundations and factors that engineers consider when designing foundations. It provides an overview of common foundation types including continuous footings, spread footings, slab-on-grade, mat foundations, pile foundations, and cast-in-place pile foundations. The document notes that foundation type depends on factors like loading, building size/shape, soil conditions, environmental conditions, and cost. It also discusses using FEMA maps to determine flood risk and how that impacts building design.

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    INTRODUCTION

    Someone once said, “It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; it is the construction of
    the foundation that will stand the test of time.” Although a building is architecturally beautiful
    and structurally sound, if the foundation cannot safely support it, the building is doomed to
    failure. An engineer takes many factors into consideration when designing a foundation system.
    The type of foundation specified for a building depends on the loading, the size and shape of the
    building, environmental conditions, the soil conditions, and the cost of construction. In this
    activity you will learn about many different types of foundations and when each is used. You
    will also investigate soil and environmental conditions for a site to provide information
    necessary to the design of a foundation.

    RESOURCES

     Commercial Foundations
    Procedure
    1. Research the following foundation types. Document each type with a sketch and describe
    the conditions under which each might be used in a table similar to the table shown.

    Typical Foundation Systems/Usage Diagram/Sketch

    Continuous (Strip) Footing with Foundation Wall


    Usage: Light frame construction under
    foundation walls

    Spread Footing with Pier


    Usage: Usually used in low rise buildings

    Slab-on-Grade with Thickened Slab

    Usage: Residentialor light commercial


    construction , shallow frost depth or
    when frost protection is used

    Mat (Floating) Foundation

    Usage: Heavy loads and weight on weak


    soil

    Pile and Pile Cap


    Usage: Weak shallow soil with deep
    satisfactory soils

    Cast-in-Situ Pile and Grade Beam


    Usage: Weak shallow soil with satisfactory
    soils at intermediate depth

    2. Visit the FEMA Flood Map Service Center. Create a FIRMETTE for the Keystone
    Library Renovation site. (Select FIRMette under What are you looking for?). Then answer the
    following questions.

    FEMA Flood Map Service Center | Federal Emergency Management Agency


     Is the Keystone Library Renovation site in an A Zone or V Zone?

     How does this affect the building design?

    CONCLUSION

    1. How do weight and applications of loads affect the design of a structure?


    You have to design the structure to support the weights and loads that the structure will have to
    support so then the structure will not collapse on itself

    2. What factors determine whether soil is suitable to support a structure?


    Soil bearing pressure, frost depth, flood elevation, and drainage
    3. What considerations influence the depth and height of the foundation?
    Frost depth and flood elevation
    4. What are the typical modes of failure of a concrete footing?
    Bending failure, shear failure, and Punch Throughs

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