WorksheetsSHALLOW FOUNDATION
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the meaning of shallow foundation?
Shallow foundation is generally placed within the soil at a depth less than the width of the foundation
Shallow foundation is a shallow sample able to get at site
Shallow foundation is a compartment of equipment to detect subsurface
Shallow foundation is a materials to be add for soil stabilization
Following are the types of footing under pad foundations except:
Square footing
Rectangle footing
Circular footing
Octagon footing
What is the function of pad footing?
To carry ultimate load
To carry column load
To carry wall load
To carry wall load and ultimate load
What is the function of wide strip foundation?
To carry dead load
To carry column load
To carry wall load
To carry heavy loading
What is the function of mat foundation?
To carry wall load
To carry column load
To carry column load and wall load
To carry live load
What is the formula of allowable bearing capacity?
qu/qall
qu/Fs
qu/Qall
qu= BL
Following are the natural bearing capacity failure except:
General shear failure
Local shear failure
Tensile shear failure
Punching shear failure
What is the Terzaghi formula under circular foundation?
qu = 1.3 c'Nc + qNq + 0.5 YBNy
qu = 1.3 c'Nc + qNq + 0.3 YBNy
qu = 1.3 c'Nc + qNq + 0.2 YBNy
qu = 1.3 c'Nc + qNq + 0.4 YBNy
Following are the important note to be highlight for B & L except:
Wide strip foundation, L is greater than B
Square foundation, B=L
Square foundation, B>L
Circular foundation, B=L= diameter
What is the main formula for surcharge?
q = YDf
q = YsatB
q = YwL
q = YB
Fcs,Fqs,Fys represents what?
soil factor
shape factors
strength factor
square factors
What is Nc,Nq,Ny?
Depth of bearing capacity
Soil capacity
Bearing capacity factors
Foundation shape
Fcd,Fqd and Fyd represents what?
Double square factor
Drilling factor
Depth factor
Dig factpr
Fci,Fqi and Fyi represents what?
Bearing capacity factor
Inclination factor
Load inclination factor
Input parameter factor
