Phase VI · Engineering Design Studio · Week 4–7
Foundation Design Studio
Design shallow foundations: bearing capacity, settlement, eccentricity, sliding, overturning and reinforcement.
ACI 318
AASHTO
Terzaghi/Meyerhof methods
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Add a foundation to record its inputs, capacity and governing check.
Learning objectives
- Compute bearing capacity
- Size the footing
- Design footing reinforcement
Engineering judgment
- Allowable bearing pressure is often settlement-controlled.
- Check one-way and two-way shear.
Governing standards
NAVFAC DM-7
Soil Mechanics and Foundations
Bearing capacity, earth pressure, slope stability
DM-7.01DM-7.02
Recommended next step
Retaining Wall Design Studio
Design gravity, cantilever and MSE retaining walls with earth pressure, stability and drainage checks.
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