What is a shear vane test? Vane Shear test is the process of calculating the undrained strength of fully saturated soil or clays without any disturbance. This method is very quick and easy to perform. So, this method is mostly preferred to calculate the shear strength of the soil. It can be done at the …
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Foundation is the structural components of any structure which bears the load of the structure safely and transfer or distribute it suitably to the ground soil strata without exceeding the bearing capacity of the soil. The Difference between Shallow and Deep foundations is described below in detail. Thus for the design or adaptation of any …
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We have explained the different types of deep foundation in detail below. But, before this let us see some important terms regarding the foundation. Foundation is a structure that acts as a medium to safely transfer all the loads from the superstructure to underlying load-bearing strata. It is the lowermost part of the structure. Foundation …
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What is Raft foundation? Raft foundation is the monolithic RCC slab of uniform thickness provided throughout the entire area below the superstructure, which supports all arrangement of wall and column. Thus, it acts as a structural mat, which supports the above structure, therefore, popularly also known as Mat foundation. Raft foundation is a type of …
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Pile is the long slender structural members of deep foundation which are driven into the weak soil strata in numbers to increase the bearing capacity so that massive superstructures can be erected over it. Under reamed piles are such specific piles, having bulging intrusion within the pile stem at certain specific lengths. Depending upon the …
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What is relative density of soil? The most important soil aggregate property is of relative density. The relative density of soil is used to describe the relative compactness of cohesionless soil and is generally described as very loose, loose, medium, dense, and very dense. Relative density is the proportion of the difference between void ratios …
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Definition California bearing ratio test (CBR) is defined as the ratio force per unit area which is required to penetrate a mass of soil with the standard circular piston at a rate of 1.25 millimeters per minute to that required for corresponding penetration of standard material. The table given below the standard loads adopted for …
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When civil engineers began to design any structure like a building, bridge, or dam then they need to test the soil. There are different types of soil tests for construction which gives us different characteristics of the soil. The test of soil clarifies which types of structure, how much load of structure can be constructed …
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What is the direct shear test and why it is required? Shearing strength of the soil is the magnitude of maximum shearing resistance offered by the soil when subjected to shear stress. The friction and interlocking of soil particles cause shearing resistance in soil. This Shearing resistance between soil may be due to chemical bonding …
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What is bearing capacity of soil? The pressure which the soil can safely withstand is called allowable bearing pressure or bearing capacity of the soil. A foundation is used for distributing loads of the superstructure in a large area. The foundation should be designed such that (a) the soil below does not fail in shear …
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