Experimental study on piles as settlement reducers in model piled rafts

• Main Author: Ng, Edmund Jun Yao.
• Other Authors: Teh Cee Ing
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Geotechnical
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/49226
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Shallow foundation such as raft will be a suitable and economical option to support the entire structure when its loading is not excessively large. This is only possible if competent soils are found near the ground surface. Although raft foundation may meet the requirement of bearing capacity easily...