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1 General ................................................................................................. 3
1.1 Purpose.......................................................................................... 3
1.2 Definition........................................................................................3

2 Applicable Standards, Specification and Codes ............................... 3

3 Basic Engineering Design Data.......................................................... 6

3.1 Units .............................................................................................. 6
3.2 Site Conditions ............................................................................. 6
3.3 Climatic Data.................................................................................. 7
3.4 Allowable Soil and Pile bearing capacity....................................... 7

4 Structural Materials ........................................................................... 7

4.1 Concrete........................................................................................ 7
4.2 Reinforcing Steel .......................................................................... 8
4.3 Grouting......................................................................................... 8

5 Structural Loads ................................................................................ 8

5.1 Dead load ......................................................................................8
5.2 Live load (LL) .............................................................................. 8
5.3 Wind load (WL) .............................................................................9
5.4 Seismic load(SL) ........................................................................... 9
5.5 Impact load(IL) .............................................................................. 7
5.6 Dynamic load (DL)......................................................................... 9
5.7 Thermal load(TL)............................................................................ 9
5.8 Blast Forces (BL)........................................................................... 9
5.9 Lateral earth pressure, Buoyancy and Hydrostatic Pressure ….….. 9
5.10 Permissible Foundation Settlement............................................... 10
5.11 Other Loads...................................................................................10

6 Load Combinations ............................................................................. 10

7 Foundation Design .............................................................................10

7.1 Minimum Requirements ............................................................... 10
7.2 Anti Termite Treatment................................................................ 11
7.3 Pedestal Sizing............................................................................. 12
7.4 Height of Pedestals....................................................................... 12
7.5 Grouting & Minimum Grout Thickness ......................................... 12
7.6 Minimum Cover to Main Reinforcement....................................... 12
7.7 Minimum Thickness of Structural Concrete Elements.................... 13

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8 Factor of Safety.................................................................................. 13

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