SOILS AND GEOLOGY PROCEDURES FOR FOUNDATION DESIGN OF BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES (EXCEPT HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES)

1-1.Purpose. This manual presents guidance for
selecting and designing foundations and associated
features for buildings, retaining structures, and
machinery. Foundations for hydraulic structures are not
included. Foundation design differs considerably from
design of other elements of a structure because of the
interaction between the structure and the supporting
medium (soil and/or rock).
1-2.Scope. Information contained herein is directed
toward construction usually undertaken on military
reservations, although it is sufficiently general to permit
its use on a wide variety of construction projects.
a.This manual includes-
(1) A brief summary of fundamental
volumetric - gravimetric relationships.
(2) Summaries of physical and engineering
properties of soil and rock.
(3) General descriptions of field and
laboratory investigations useful for foundation selection
and design.
(4) Design procedures for construction
aspects, such as excavated slopes and shoring.
(5) Empirical design equations and
simplified methods of analysis, including design charts,
soil property-index correlations, and tabulated data.
(6) Selected design examples to illustrate
use of the analytical methods.
b. Since the user is assumed to have some
familiarity with geotechnical engineering, design equa-
tions and procedures are presented with a minimum of
theoretical background and no derivations. The topics of
dewatering and groundwater control, pile foundations,
and foundations on expansive soils are covered in
greater depth in separate technical manuals and are only
treated briefly in this manual.
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