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Lecture Notes on Bearing Stratum and Domestic Foundation Types
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Notes on the different types of bearing strata, types of soil (cohesive and non-cohesive) and its characteristics, internal stresses in the ground, types and causes of differential settlement. This is followed by the introduction to different domestic foundations - shallow and deep foundations.

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  • October 20, 2022
  • 4
  • 2019/2020
  • Lecture notes
  • Dr n tobin
  • Work below ground: part 1 and part 2

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Strata/Stratum:
 Layers of diff. types of soil/subsoil beneath the ground
 Diff. capacity to bear loads TOP-SOIL
 Vary in water retention o Surface layer
 Vary in movement o 100mm-300mm deep

SUB-SOIL
o All layers beneath top-
Bearing Capacity: soil
The ability of soil to support applied loads that are acting on it.

Bearing Pressure: Unit of force used: kN
Pressure on the sub-soil caused by the building load.



Bearing Strata:




2 Types of Soil:

 Cohesive soil (sticky)
- Clay or silts – bonds making water cling
- Contains large volumes of water – slowly loses water
when loaded

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