NHBC Standards e September 1999 edition Effective from Jarwary 2000 Chapter 4.5 Raft, pile, pier and beam foundations This chapter gives guidance on meeting the Technical Requirements and recommendations for raft, pile, pier and beam foundations NATIONAL HOUSE-BUILDING COUNCILINTRODUCTION Raft, pile, pier and beam foundations THE STANDARDS CONTENTS Clause Page e@ The NHBC Standards gue . DESIGN « Performance Standards in dark blue Design standard om 1 wdaree “light al Statutory es for the design and construction of dwellings nd oiler oY accentable fo NHBC. The Tecnnical Requitements are Hazardous ground pe : given in Chapter 11 and these must 6e met by the Notification 05 1 builder Supervision by an Engineer 06 1 Diagrams may contain tort in ed. Tis to highlight Racer fount : points but has no mandatory significance. Site conditions o8 1 The Standards come into effect far every NHBC CU la ne : registered home whose foundations are concre:ed on Services, including drainage Ce ar after the publication gate shown on the cover of Moverent joints on 2 22th Chapter andl apply throughout the Ux, unless Damp-prooting p22 ‘otherwise stated, Safe transmission of loads DIB 3 COMPOSITION OF THE STANDARDS Prouision of information pi4p1s 3 Tre Standards ate divided into 10 Parts, each covering a particular aspect. The Fars follow the MATERIALS een Materials standards, MI 4 in general. each Chapter s made up of sections wa dealing with Design, Metenas and Steviork | Insome cass one or more of hese aspeets may not Ge aae Wr SCOPE SITEWORK This Chapter gives guidance on ~eeting the Technical poor seeanel - Requirements and recommendat.ons for raft, pile, Setting out foundations 5 pier and beam foundations Excavations 5 Services and drainage 6 NHBC Standards do not cover aspects of health and aus ae e safety relating to building operations and to the oie handling and use of certain building materials, Such Conereting 6 matters are covered by statutory reauirements Raft foundations 6 INDING INFORMATION Pied foundations 6 Fl OR o! Pier and beam foundations 8 The following example gives guidance on tio information on a particular supject to tind APPENDIX 4.5-A, Statutory references 7 For example: 4.5 - $11(b) means 4 Pata Foundation APPENDIX 4.5-8 5 Chapter Ralt, pile, pier end beam Guidance forthe design of serra foundations foundations on made ground 8 S Section —_SITEWORK W Clause 1 PILED FOUNDATIONS LIST OF CHAPTERS io {b) tem) load capacity verification, INDEX 9 e@ ! iwomenen ao cere char tects" Inruny 2000 Sextomaer 1289 ed tonDESIGN Raft, pile, pier and beam foundations {45 e DESIGN STANDARD 45-1 Design shall meet the Technical Requirements Design that follows the guidance below will be acceptable for raft, pile, pier and beam foundations. STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER STANDARDS 4.5-D2_ Design shall comply with statutory requirements A list of statutory references applicable to this ‘Chapter is given in Appendix 4.5-A, 45-3. Design shall follow relevant Standards and Codes of Practice Relevant British Standards and Codes of Practice include: BS 648 Schedule of weights of building materials BS 6399 Loading for buildings BS 8004 Code of Practice for foundations 8S 8110 Structural use of concrete €P3_ Chapter V: Part 2 : Wind loads DD 175. Code of Practice for the identification of potentially contaminated land and its investigation. HAZARDOUS GROUND 4.5-D4 The design of foundations shall take account of the characteristics of the site, its ground and any hazards Where there is hazardous ground, the foundation design must be carried out by an Engineer in accordance with Technical Requirement R5. Details of ground hazards to be taken into consideration are given in Chapters: 4.1 ‘Land quality - managing ground conditions’ 4.2 ‘Building near trees’ NOTIFICATION 45-D5 NHBC'shall be notified before work starts on site NHBC Rules state: "if a Home isto be constructed on a Hazardous Site you must before making an Application for inspection notify the NHBC in writing of the particular hazards which arise. You must do ths at least 8 weeks before ‘work begins on the site.” SUPERVISION BY AN ENGINEER 4.5-D6 When foundations have been designed by an Engineer, the Builder shall require the Engineer to visit the site during construction The visits by the Engineer are necessary so that the Engineer can be satisfied that the design of the foundation is suitable for the actual ground conditions encountered and that the construction is, in accordance with the design, REQUIREMENT FOR FOUNDATIONS 45-D7 All masonry and all loadbearing elements shall be adequately supported by foundations Elements requiring foundations include the fallowing: external walls separating (party) walls chimney breasts piers internal loadbearing or masonry wall. sleeper walls SITE CONDITIONS 4.5-D8_ Foundations shall designed to suit sit conditions Items to be taken into account include: {2) site and ground appraisals All information relating to the site and its ground conditions which is necessary for full and proper foundation design should be obtained. (b) dwelling design Foundation design should take account of the shape, size and construction of the dwellings as well as the site layout. Foundations for terraced dwellings may require special precautions to prevent damage from differential settlement. (0 site layout Building over changes in ground characteristics should be avoided (@) site levels Stepned foundations and suspended floor slabs may be needed for sloping sites. "NHBC Standards Chapter 45) September 1989 exiton Page Tot fective: lavary 2000,