NINE PROCEDURE FOR BUILDING A FOUNDATION
A good foundation must be design not only to be safe but must aim to save construction cost, time and material. That is why a procedure is needed to help educate clients when it comes to building it.
Foundation is the lowest load-bearing part of a building, typically below ground level. The strength of any building lies with the foundation that is why it must be built such that, it keeps the ground moisture from seeping in and weakening the structure.
Below are nine important procedure that is needed when building a foundation.
- Decide the location of columns, foundation and type of loads acting on them
- Estimate allowable bearing pressure of soil using ground investigation report.
- Decide the depth of the foundation
- Calculate Foundation area
- Determine the variation in vertical stress
- Calculate the settlement
- Know the cost control
- Always consider the time
- Know the variation in ground condition.