Ch .6 Flashcards
The function of a foundation is the transfer the buildings ________ to the ground ?
Weight
What are the 2 strategies used to access soil ?
Test pits
Test Borings
Test pits may reach a depth of?
8 feet
Shallow foundations usually use reinforced concrete _________ to transmit the buildings load to the soil in a limited about of space ?
Footings
Continuous strip of concrete that supports a wall?
Wall footing
A square pad of concrete that supports a column , often reenforced and limited to a small loads
Column footings
Parallel structural beams , arranged in multiple layers at right angles to each other and usually encased in concrete ?
Grillage footings
Simple slabs may only be ___ thick?
One foot
A thick slab beneath the entire area of a building , may be several feet thick and heavily reinforced?
Mat slab foundation
The weight of the soil removed is equal to the weight of the building ?
Floating foundation
The weight of one story of soil can equal ___ to ___ stories of a building ?
5-8 stories
_______ are driven into the ground and supported to a load by transferring the load either through friction with the surrounding soil or through contact with the rock or other stable soil layer ?
Piles
When a pier is designed with a footing it is known as a ?
Belled pier
_________ of a foundation is the most frequent type of building movement , and all buildings are subject to some degree?
Settlement
Type of building movement , downward movement?
Settlement
