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8 articles for “Shallow Foundation”
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Geosynthetic polymeric material Reinforced Model Shallow Foundation's Monotonic and Cyclic Uplift Response Affected by Ground Inclination
Abstract: The foundation system of any structure is vital for ensuring safety, serviceability, and performance, particularly when subjected to vertical and uplift forces. While conventional foundations are primarily designed to resist compressive loads, structures such as transmission towers, offshore platforms, buried pipelines, retaining systems, and marine facilities are frequently subjected to uplift forces generated by wind, waves, buoyancy, and cyclic loading. Under such conditions, the uplift resistance of soil and uplift …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 14, Issue 5, 2026 Read article
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Reliability-Based Prediction of Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundation Along Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano Pipeline Track
Abstract: This paper investigates the geotechnical properties and reliability-based bearing capacity predictions for shallow foundations along the proposed Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (A-K-K) pipeline track in Nigeria. The variability of subsoil properties along this route poses significant challenges to ensuring foundation stability and safety, necessitating an in-depth study. A total of twenty boreholes were strategically drilled at key locations to a maximum depth of 30 meters, providing comprehensive subsurface profiles. Soil samples collected from …
Published in Journal of Geotechnical Engineering · Vol. 12, Issue 1, 2025 · pp. 9–17 Read article
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Characteristics of Geology in Khulna City Corporation (KCC) Area, Bangladesh
Abstract: This study represents the general characteristics of foundation soil in Khulna City Corporation (KCC) area. The KCC is situated in southwestern part in Bangladesh. Lithologically the area is composed of coarse to very fine silty sand, silt, silty clay, clayey silt and clay in various proportion. The SPT (Standard Penetration Test) value of the investigated area range between 0 and 7 from surface to 8 m deep. Here, the liquid …
Published in Journal of Geotechnical Engineering · Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2014 · pp. 39–45 Read article
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Effect of pH on Shear Strength Behavior of Granular Soil
Abstract: In this research, the performances of pH value on shear strength behavior of granular soil have been studied. The shear strength of soil is an important term in most of the foundation engineering problems such as the bearing capacity of shallow foundation, slope stability of dam/embankment and lateral earth pressure on retaining walls. A series of direct shear tests were conducted on two types of dry granular soils (taken from …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2015 · pp. 8–11 Read article
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Piled Raft Design Approach for a High Rise Building on Tithal Road, Valsad, Gujarat
Abstract: ABSTRACTThe piled raft foundation has been efficiently used for the foundation of high rise structures. A typical high rise building generally imparts higher load on central core area due to existence of lifts, elevators and shear walls, comparison to the edge area. The shallow foundation may not control the settlement and the pile foundation cost may be expansive for the foundation of high rise structures. The piled raft foundation can …
Published in Journal of Geotechnical Engineering · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 1–10 Read article
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Effect of Layering of Reinforcement on Bearing Capacity of Shallow Footing Resting on Sand
Abstract: The study was done to investigate the performance of reinforced soil foundation. The construction of reinforced soil foundation has a cost effective alternative to conventional methods. Performance characteristics were improved by using one or more layers of non-woven geotextile placed beneath the footing to create a composite material. The reinforcement in the soil interacts with the soil and is resisted by friction, adhesion or passive / bearing capacity. To study …
Published in Journal of Geotechnical Engineering · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 15–19 Read article
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Pseudo-Static Limit Equilibrium Method for Bearing Capacity of Footing on Slope and Seismic Uplift Capacity of Horizontal Strip Anchor
Abstract: Seismic bearing capacity for a shallow strip footing embedded in a sloping ground is derived along with seismic uplift capacity of horizontal strip anchors. c-ϕ soil medium is used with limit equilibrium method of analysis. A planar failure mechanism has been adopted. The seismic bearing capacity is determined in the form of a single pseudo-static bearing capacity coefficient (Nγe) in association with unit weight, surcharge and cohesion, which becomes more …
Published in Journal of Geotechnical Engineering · Vol. 6, Issue 3, 2019 · pp. 18–31 Read article
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Near-Surface Seismic Refraction Tomography; a case study for geotechnical application
Abstract: Usually, among geophysical techniques, seismic refraction methods are used to investigate near surface geology for engineering purposes. In these study physical parameters, longitudinal seismic wave velocities were used to characterize the shallow subsurface layers for geotechnical application. The physical response of subsurface materials varies as the structure, porosity, fluid saturation, composition and tie-up vary. These variations primarily viewed in the first arrival time of seismic waves. With the necessary steps, …
Published in Journal of Geotechnical Engineering · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2019 · pp. 18–26 Read article