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An Introduction of Floating Foundations

This document provides an introduction to floating foundations. It defines floating foundations as foundations where the weight of the building approximately equals the weight of the soil removed, resulting in near-zero settlement. Floating foundations are used when soil bearing capacity is low or significant settlement is expected. The document discusses types of floating foundations, their advantages of reducing settlement and elevating buildings, and disadvantages like increased excavation needs. It outlines what will be covered next, including design factors, methodologies, case studies, and their use in offshore structures.

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An Introduction of Floating Foundations

This document provides an introduction to floating foundations. It defines floating foundations as foundations where the weight of the building approximately equals the weight of the soil removed, resulting in near-zero settlement. Floating foundations are used when soil bearing capacity is low or significant settlement is expected. The document discusses types of floating foundations, their advantages of reducing settlement and elevating buildings, and disadvantages like increased excavation needs. It outlines what will be covered next, including design factors, methodologies, case studies, and their use in offshore structures.

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CE533: Seminar on

An Introduction to Floating
Foundations

By
Nikhilesh Dey
Roll - 164104028
What is Floating Foundation?
A floating foundation for a building can be defined as a
foundation in which the weight of the building is
approximately equal to the full weight which includes water
of the soil removed from the site of the building.
Also named as Buoyancy Rafts, Compensated
Foundations, Deep Cellular Rafts
Principle of a floating foundation: An exact balance
of weight removed against weight imposed. The obtained
result is zero settlement of the building.
When adopted ?
The soil bearing capacity is very low
The estimated building settlement is more than the safe
limit
Occupants in low-altitude areas face the problem of high
floods resulting in the collapse of houses. The construction
of buoyant foundation would help in increasing the
elevation of the house.
Types of Floating Foundations :
1. The basement rafts
2. The buoyant raft.

Construction of a Buoyancy Raft


or Hollow Raft Foundation for a
G+15 Building in Glasgow
Advantages Disadvantages
As the depth of weak soil
The chances of settlement increases, the amount of
are reduced excavation also increases
Foundation having a height There are possibilities of
of 3 or 4 floors are used for leakage of gasses into
skyscraper construction these hollow cells
The building is elevated to Catastrophic Movement
a required height, which possibilities- These occur
makes them stay above when the excavation is
high water levels done beyond the critical
depth of stability
What is coming next ?
1. Factors affecting construction and design of Floating
Foundations
2. Design methodologies for Floating Foundations
3. Case studies on Floating Foundations
4. Glimpse of Floating Foundations in offshore structures
References :
Brown, T.L. (1972). Comparison of calculated versus measured
performance of floating foundations at MIT. ScD Thesis, Dept. of
Civil Engineering, MIT, Cambridge, Mass,179p
Chung, S.G., Kwag, J.M., Beak, S.H. and Lee, N.K. (2005).
"Performance of a medium tall building supported by a floating
foundation on the Nakdong river deltaic deposit." J. KSCE journal
of civil engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, No. 3, Vol. 9:
187-195.
Mohsenian, Sahar. (2011) Geotechnical Aspects for Design and
Performance of Floating Foundations , cole de Technologie
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