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What kind of foundations are used in seismic prone areas?

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Question added by Imran Ahmed , Manager-Planning & Delay Analyst , Nesma United Industries (NUI) Saudi Arabia
Date Posted: 2016/08/09
Shaikh Bajaber
by Shaikh Bajaber , Engineer , ANMAT Engineering Consultant

Raft Foundation and pile foundation

Hany Lotfy
by Hany Lotfy , Structural Consultant , EP Engineering Programs

According to soil bearing capacity but if the overturnning moment due to seismic is high, that may require raft foundation or using piles (that happened for building with core wall(s) and to safe bearing capacity for footing below core wall (even after increasing the allowable bearing capacity due to compination with seismic), that may require raft foundation for whole building or make piled foundation depend on bearing capacity).

Ahilan R
by Ahilan R , Scientific Assistant-D , Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL)

Raft Foundation is used in seismic prone areas

Nadeem Ahamad
by Nadeem Ahamad , Planning Engineer , Simplex Infrastructures Limited

Raft or Pile foundation is used to construct in seismic prone areas.

 

Noorul Ameen K T
by Noorul Ameen K T , Assistant Engineer , Spectrum Techno Consultant pvt Ltd

In case of Seismic, if there is solidification of the soiland SBC is low then we have to go for the Pile Foundation

Raft Foundation and continous foundation is used for seismic prone areas.

MD RASHID RAZA
by MD RASHID RAZA , qa/qc civil engineer , Arkitechno consultant india limited

For seismic prone areas pile foundation would be sufficient based on SBC of the soil.

saad ahmad
by saad ahmad , Civil Project Engineer , Riphah international university

Raft Foundation And Combined footings

 

The kind of foundation used in seismic prone areas can be determined by Seismic Zone, Total load, Soil Classification, Type of structure and SBC.

It is recognized that analysis and design of foundations involve the interplay of a wide variety of related disciplines such as seismology, geology, soil/rock dynamics and applied mechanics.

Pile Foundation is mostly prefered.

 

Therefore, foundation engineers need to be well aware of the advances and technical developments in these fields, or to be properly advised in these matters in order to accomplish cost-efficient and safe designs foundations.

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