03 site soil and excavation

Exam 1

Continuous Footing

is a reinforced concrete footing extended to support a row of columns.

Strip/Wall footing

Continuous footing of the foundation of walls.

Isolated footings

are the individual spread footings supporting freestanding columns

Geopier

are typically installed by drilling or augering a hole into the soft or weak soil and then filling the hole with gravel, crushed stone, or other aggregate materials. This is often done with the help of specialized equipment.

Grade Beam

is a reinforced concrete beam supporting a bearing wall at or near ground level and transferring load to isolated footing, piers or piles

Matt/Raft Foundation

is a thick, heavily reinforced concrete slab that serves as a footing for a number of columns or an entire building.

Also called a Monolithic Slab

Slab on grade concrete

s a single layer of reinforced concrete—typically 4 to 6 inches thick—poured directly onto the prepared ground to serve as both the floor and the structural base of a building.