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Foundation design

Foundation design with every check documented, so your reviewer can follow the load path from superstructure reactions to soil.

Scope

  • Isolated, combined and strap footings
  • Raft foundations
  • Pile caps (pile capacities by the geotechnical engineer)
  • Cantilever and basement retaining walls, basement slabs

Deliverables

  • Bearing pressure, sliding and overturning checks
  • Punching shear, one-way shear and flexure design
  • Settlement assessment based on the soil report
  • Foundation plans, sections and reinforcement details
  • Bar bending schedules on request

What we need from you

  • Column and wall reactions, or the superstructure model
  • Geotechnical report: bearing capacity, subgrade modulus, groundwater level
  • Site constraints: boundaries, existing structures, services

Software and codes

Software: SAFE, PROKON, Tekla Tedds

Codes: ACI 318, ASCE 7, IBC, AISC 360, Abu Dhabi International Building Code (ADIBC), Dubai Municipality regulations, BS 8110, Eurocodes EN 1990 to EN 1997, AASHTO specifications for structural supports for highway signs, luminaires and traffic signals.

Design responsibility and authority submission rest with the client's registered Engineer of Record.

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