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    Lecture 7 1 Mat Foundation

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    The document discusses mat foundations, which are flat concrete slabs reinforced with steel that carry loads from columns or walls. Mat foundations are commonly used for structures with large column loads that cover over 50% of the foundation area or for structures built on soft soil with low bearing capacity. The document outlines different types of mat foundations and methods for designing mat foundations, including the conventional rigid method, non-rigid method, and finite difference/element methods. Design of mat foundations involves determining the foundation's capacity and settlement, stress distribution below the foundation, and structurally designing the mat based on the stress distribution.

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    The document discusses mat foundations, which are flat concrete slabs reinforced with steel that carry loads from columns or walls. Mat foundations are commonly used for structures with large column loads that cover over 50% of the foundation area or for structures built on soft soil with low bearing capacity. The document outlines different types of mat foundations and methods for designing mat foundations, including the conventional rigid method, non-rigid method, and finite difference/element methods. Design of mat foundations involves determining the foundation's capacity and settlement, stress distribution below the foundation, and structurally designing the mat based on the stress distribution.

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    The document discusses mat foundations, which are flat concrete slabs reinforced with steel that carry loads from columns or walls. Mat foundations are commonly used for structures with large column loads that cover over 50% of the foundation area or for structures built on soft soil with low bearing capacity. The document outlines different types of mat foundations and methods for designing mat foundations, including the conventional rigid method, non-rigid method, and finite difference/element methods. Design of mat foundations involves determining the foundation's capacity and settlement, stress distribution below the foundation, and structurally designing the mat based on the stress distribution.

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    Lecture 7 1 Mat Foundation

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    Dwayne Jemar Del Rosario
    The document discusses mat foundations, which are flat concrete slabs reinforced with steel that carry loads from columns or walls. Mat foundations are commonly used for structures with large column loads that cover over 50% of the foundation area or for structures built on soft soil with low bearing capacity. The document outlines different types of mat foundations and methods for designing mat foundations, including the conventional rigid method, non-rigid method, and finite difference/element methods. Design of mat foundations involves determining the foundation's capacity and settlement, stress distribution below the foundation, and structurally designing the mat based on the stress distribution.

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    Design of Mat Foundations

    Types of Foundations
    Shallow Foundations versus Deep Foundations

    Foundations

    Shallow Deep
    Foundations Foundations

    Spread Mat Driven Drilled Auger Cast


    Footings Foundations Piles Shafts Piles

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    Mat/Raft Foundation?
    A foundation system in which essentially the entire
    building is placed on a large continuous footing.
    Usually large concrete slab supporting many columns.
    Commonly used as foundation for silos, chimneys, large
    machinery.
    It is a flat concrete slab, heavily reinforced with steel,
    which carries the downward loads of the individual
    columns or walls.
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    Mat Foundation often considered to be used
    when dealing with the following conditions:

     The spread footings cover over 50% of the foundation


    area because of large column loads.

     The soil is soft with a low bearing capacity.

     Hydrostatic uplift resistance is needed etc.

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    Mat/raft foundation
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    Types of Mat Foundations

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    To Design Mat Foundation:
    1. Determine the capacity of the foundation
    2. Determine the settlement of foundation
    3. Determine the differential settlement
    4. Determine the stress distribution beneath the
    foundation
    5. Design the structural component of the mat
    foundation using the stress distribution obtain from 4.

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    Bearing capacity of the Foundation
     Bearing Capacity Analysis follows the same approach as
    for spread footings

     Factor of Safety (Das, 2011):


    For clay Under normal Dead loads = 3.0(Min)
    Under extreme loads = 1.75-2.0(Min)

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    METHODS OF DESIGNING MAT
    FOUNDATIONS

    1) Conventional Rigid Method


    Consider the mat far more rigid than the
    surrounding soils, so flexure of the mat does
    not affect distribution of bearing pressure.

    2) Non-rigid Method (approximate


    flexible)
    Considers the flexibility of the mat relative
    to the soil.

    3) Finite difference & finite element


    Method
    CONVENTIONAL RIGID METHOD
     The conventional rigid method of mat foundation design can be explained
    step by step with reference to Figure below.
    Step 1 & Step 2

    1. Calculate total column load (Q):


    Q  Q1  Q2  Q3  .........
    2. Determine the pressure on the soil (q), below the mat at points A, B, C,
    D, ……, by using the equation:

    Q M yx Mx y
    q  
    A Iy Ix

    A  BL M x  Qey M y  Qex

    1 L B
    I x    BL3 e y  Y ' ex  X '
     12  2 2
     1  Q1 y '1 Q2 y '2 Q3 y '3 .... Q1 x'1 Q2 x'2 Q3 x'3 ....
    I y    LB 3 Y' X '
     12  Q Q
    Step 3

    3. Compare the values of the soil pressures determined in


    Step 2 with the net allowable soil pressure to
    determine:
    q  qallnet 
    Worked Example

    The plan of a mat


    foundation is
    shown. Calculate the
    soil pressure at
    points A, B, C, D, E,
    and F. All columns
    sections are planned
    to be 0.5 m X 0.5 m.

    Hint:
    Q M yx Mx y
    q  
    A Iy Ix

    q  qnet all 
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    For satisfactory design and construction of a raft
    foundation, the following information is necessary:
    Site Plan
    Loading Conditions
    Environmental Factors
    Geotechnical Information
    Limiting Value of Angular distortion and differential settlement
    Rigidity of foundation and Super structure

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    METHODS OF ANALYSIS
    Rigidity of Superstructure And Foundation

    Modulus of Elasticity of Material used in


    Structure Moment of inertia of
    structure per unit length
    E I b
    Kr  at right angles to B
    Es B 3
    Width of raft
    Modulus of Elasticity of Soil

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