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What are the functions of foundation for a building structure?
Ans: • Support imposed loads
• Prevent settlement (including differential settlement)
• Prevent possible movement of structure due to periodic shrinkage and
swelling of subsoil
• Allow building over water or water-logged ground
• Resist uplift or overturning forces due to wind
• Resist lateral forces due to soil movement
• Underpin (support) existing or unstable structures
• Transmit the load further into the ground to counteract the moment which
will occur due to any horizontal loads
How many types of foundation and what are their performances?
Pretest - Stuvia US
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Ans: • High level / Shallow Types of Foundation
• Low level / Piled Strip footing, Pad (or Spread) footing, Raft (or Mat) footing,
Strapped (or Combined) footing
Shallow:
• Shallow foundations take their name from the level they are founded
• Typically lighter load than deep (piled) foundation
• Much cheaper to construct
• No specialist equipment needed
Deep:
Transferring foundations to a convenient level; a firm soil stratum with
sufficient load carrying capacity
What are the shallow foundation types?
Ans: • Pad foundation - Used for relatively light loads or excellent ground
conditions such as high level rock (Not suitable for varying ground conditions)
• Strip footing - Used under walls or where there is a line of closely spaced
columns
• Raft (or Mat) footing - Used where ground conditions are reasonably good
but variation is apparent across the site
Sketch the pressure distribution for the pad foundation below subject to
uniformly distributed load
Ans: -
What are the functions, types and characteristics of pile foundation?
Pretest - Stuvia US
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Ans: Pile foundations transfer the load of a structure to denser bedrock
deeper than a shallow foundation similar to a pillar in a building.
Displacement (Driven Piles):
• Timber
• Precast concrete (sometimes prestressed)
• Closed ended steel tube
• Steel "H" sections
Cast in Place:
• Bulb piles
• Bored piers
• Grouted piles
What types of piles resist vertical loads?
Ans: End bearing piles
Friction bearing piles
Combination
Understand how cast in place piles are installed, their advantage and
disadvantages.
Pretest - Stuvia US
EGB273 EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS!!/NEWEST UPDATE for a
Specific Exam Mail
What are the functions of foundation for a building structure?
Ans: • Support imposed loads
• Prevent settlement (including differential settlement)
• Prevent possible movement of structure due to periodic shrinkage and
swelling of subsoil
• Allow building over water or water-logged ground
• Resist uplift or overturning forces due to wind
• Resist lateral forces due to soil movement
• Underpin (support) existing or unstable structures
• Transmit the load further into the ground to counteract the moment which
will occur due to any horizontal loads
How many types of foundation and what are their performances?
Pretest - Stuvia US
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Ans: • High level / Shallow Types of Foundation
• Low level / Piled Strip footing, Pad (or Spread) footing, Raft (or Mat) footing,
Strapped (or Combined) footing
Shallow:
• Shallow foundations take their name from the level they are founded
• Typically lighter load than deep (piled) foundation
• Much cheaper to construct
• No specialist equipment needed
Deep:
Transferring foundations to a convenient level; a firm soil stratum with
sufficient load carrying capacity
What are the shallow foundation types?
Ans: • Pad foundation - Used for relatively light loads or excellent ground
conditions such as high level rock (Not suitable for varying ground conditions)
• Strip footing - Used under walls or where there is a line of closely spaced
columns
• Raft (or Mat) footing - Used where ground conditions are reasonably good
but variation is apparent across the site
Sketch the pressure distribution for the pad foundation below subject to
uniformly distributed load
Ans: -
What are the functions, types and characteristics of pile foundation?
Pretest - Stuvia US
, 3
Ans: Pile foundations transfer the load of a structure to denser bedrock
deeper than a shallow foundation similar to a pillar in a building.
Displacement (Driven Piles):
• Timber
• Precast concrete (sometimes prestressed)
• Closed ended steel tube
• Steel "H" sections
Cast in Place:
• Bulb piles
• Bored piers
• Grouted piles
What types of piles resist vertical loads?
Ans: End bearing piles
Friction bearing piles
Combination
Understand how cast in place piles are installed, their advantage and
disadvantages.
Pretest - Stuvia US
