Stress Increase in Soils
We have looked at bearing capacity of the soil in…
Angle of Internal Friction
Think of this post as a direct continuation of the…
Example for Lateral Earth Pressure
Now let’s give a simple example to wrap things up.…
Total Stress, Effective Stress, Pore Water Pressure
Before we move on here with soils, let’s talk about…
Stress vs Strain, Elasticity Modulus
After discussing stress and strength, the next important item to…
Mohr’s Circle
In many cases, when performing structural or geotechnical calculations, it…
Ground Improvement & Foundation Repair
At the start of a project, if weak soils are encountered on site, one solution is to make deep foundations. Another…
Items to pay attention for pile foundation construction
Below are some general items to pay attention for pile foundation construction, that can be applicable to multiple types of piles:…
Types of Piles
Now we will list the most frequently encountered types of piles. Note that almost all pile types we will mention below…
Pile Groups
Piles are often times combined into groups, by connecting them with pile caps at their top. When grouped, piles act differently…
Pile Capacity
Vertical downwards loads (Compression): Pile carrying capacity for vertical downward loads, comes from two things: The frictional resistance over their side…
Deep Foundations (Pile Foundations)
Deep foundations, also called as pile foundations, are used when there is not sufficiently strong soil at a reasonable depth, and…
Shallow foundations
Design: Shallow foundations are used where the soil has enough bearing capacity and shear strength (in other words strong enough) at…
Foundations
In the previous posts we introduced earth materials from a civil engineering point of view and gave an overview of soil…
Stress vs Strain, Elasticity Modulus
After discussing stress and strength, the next important item to…
Mohr’s Circle
In many cases, when performing structural or geotechnical calculations, it…
Concept of Stress
Many things in civil engineering are expressed in terms of…
Strength / Mechanics of Materials
In previous section, we dealt with external forces acting on…
Determinate and Indeterminate Structures
One more post and we will finish the statics subject…
Axial Force, Shear Force, Bending Moment Diagrams
So far you have learned very important and fundamental concepts…
Example for solving reactions in statics
Example for solving reactions: Now let’s do a simple example,…
Types of supports
Although we described the concept already, lets summarize here the…
