WALLS
Walls are built to partition living area into different parts. They impart…
TYPES OF SUPER STRUCTURES BASED ON THE METHOD OF LOAD TRANSFER
On this basis there are two types 1. Load Bearing Structures 2.…
FOUNDATIONS IN BLACK COTTON SOIL
Black cotton soil swells during rainy season and cracks in summer due…
PILE FOUNDATIONS
These foundations are known as deep foundations. A pile is a slender…
ARCH FOUNDATION
Inverted arch foundations are provided in the places where the SBC of…
GRILLAGE FOOTING
High rise buildings are built with steel columns encased in concrete. Such…
Foundations – R.C.C. FOOTINGS
There are mainly two types of R.C.C. footings: 1. One way reinforced…
Surcharging
The rate of consolidation always slows down significantly toward the end of…
Combined vertical and horizontal flow
Carillo (1942 and Asaoka (1978) developed Eq. 4.2 to express the average…
Vertical Drains To Accelerate Settlement
Introduction All materials will undergo volume change when subjected to stress change…


