ALE REVIEW - Structural Design

Footings

What is the structural member that transfers building loads safely into the ground

Soil Bearing Pressure, soil pressure, Foundation Bearing pressure

What do you call the upward force acting on a footing

Increase footing area

In designing an independent / isolated footing, how do you decrease the resulting soil bearing pressure

Foundation

Refers to the substructure system that includes the footings and the supporting soil or ground

Gradual reduction in the volume of soil mass

In general, what causes the settlement of a building

Settlement

The gradual subsidence of a structure, as the soil beneath consolidates under the loading from a building

Consolidation

The main cause of settlement

Consolidation

The gradual reduction in the volume of soil mass, caused by application of sustained load and an increase in compressive stress

Load Bearing Wall

If there are no columns in the design, what structural elements support the structure's dead and live loads

shear wall

It is designed to resist lateral forces parallel to the plane of the wall

retaining wall

A wall which resists the lateral pressure of retained earth or other material.

Bored Piles

Are non-displacement forms of pile foundation that is cast on-site. Also low noise and vibration