in the fondaion design what are the key design issues for pe

in the fondaion design, what are the key design issues for performance requirements?

Solution

The key design issues in designing of foundations:

a.) Selection of the type of foundation.

b.) Estimation of the pile size in order to satisfy the requirements of an adequate margin of safety against failure of both the supporting soil and the foundation itself, both in compression and tension.  

c.) Estimation of the settlement of the foundation, and the differential settlement between adjacent foundations.

d.) Consideration of the effects of any lateral loading, and the design of the piles to produce an adequate margin of safety against failure of the soil and the foundation, and an acceptable lateral deflection;

e.) Consideration of the effects of ground movements which may occur due to external causes (such as soil settlement and swelling), and the estimation of the movements and forces induced in the foundation by such movements.