Structural engineering

The California Bearing Ratio(CBR) test is a measure of resistance of a material to penetration of standard plunger under controlled density and moisture conditi

What is a Caisson Foundation?
A caisson foundation also called as pier foundation is a watertight retaining structure used as a bridge pier, in the construction

Buoyancy rafts or hollow box foundations also known as the floating foundations is a type of deep foundation is used in building construction on soft and weak s

Boring methods are widely used for subsurface investigations to collect samples, in almost all types of soil, for visual inspection or laboratory testing. There

Bored pile foundation or drilled shaft foundation is a commonly used foundation for supporting heavy vertical loads. It transfers the load to the soil below or

What is cast in situ concrete pile?
Bored cast in situ pile is constructed by digging a hole in the ground by suitable means such as percussive or rotary method

Blasting is an economical compaction method that can be applied for various soil types such as granular, silt, clay, loess, etc. Not only is the technique highl

The blanket raft foundation is a curst raft constructed on a stone blanket, which is built up in layers on the reduced sub-strata level.
The basis of the actio

The bearing capacity of soil is defined as the capacity of the soil to bear the loads coming from the foundation. The pressure which the soil can easily withsta

Bearing capacity of cohesive soils
The ultimate bearing capacity of saturated cohesive soils (clay and silt) with low permeability is most critical immediately