RAFT FOUNDATION

WAREHOUSE

PIYUSH S. BAGDIYA| 1903

B.CONS. | SEM 5 | T. Y. B. Arch.
Sir JJ College of Architecture
 RAFT FOUNDATION
150 MM THK PCC BED (1800*1800)

RCC FOUNDATION (1500*1500) RAFT FOUNDATIONS ARE LARGE CONCRETE SLABS WHICH CAN SUPPORT A LARGE MATERIALS USED FOR RAFT FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTION :
NUMBER OF COLUMNS AND WALLS. RAFT FOUNDATIONS ARE FORMED BY REINFORCED
CONCRETE SLABS OF UNIFORM THICKNESS THAT COVER A WIDE AREA, OFTEN THE 1- FORMWORK
2- SPACER
ENTIRE FOOTPRINT OF A BUILDING.THEY SPREAD THE LOAD IMPOSED BY A NUMBER OF
3- REINFORCEMENT
COLUMNS OR WALLS OVER THE AREA OF FOUNDATION, AND CAN BE CONSIDERED
4- CONCRETE.
TO ‘FLOAT’ ON THE GROUND AS A RAFT FLOATS ON WATER.

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ADVANTAGES OF RAFT FOUNDATIONS :
THEY ARE SUITABLE WHERE:
1- RAFT FOUNDATIONS TEND TO BE CHEAPER AND QUICKER TO USE
1- A BASEMENT IS REQUIRED. THAN TRADITIONAL FOOTINGS.
2- THE FOUNDATION AND FLOOR SLAB IS COMBINED, WHICH SAVES
2- GROUND CONDITIONS ARE POOR AND STRIP OR PAD FOUNDATIONS WOULD REQUIRE
TIME AND MATERIALS
SIGNIFICANT EXCAVATION.
3- LESS EXCAVATION IS REQUIRED
3- WHERE IT MAY BE IMPRACTICAL TO CREATE INDIVIDUAL STRIP OR PAD FOUNDATIONS 4- THEY ARE IDEAL FOR POOR GROUND CONDITION WHERE NORMAL
FOR A LARGE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL LOADS. IN VERY GENERAL TERMS, IF STRIP OR PAD FOOTINGS WOULD NOT COPE WELL AS THEY CANNOT SPREAD THE
FOUNDATIONS WOULD COVER 50% OR MORE OF THE FLOOR AREA, THEN A RAFT MAY BE LOAD AS EFFECTIVELY.
MORE APPROPRIATE. 5- RAFT FOUNDATIONS CAN REDUCE DIFFERENTIAL SETTLEMENT,

PLAN RAFT FOUNDATIONS CAN BE FAST AND INEXPENSIVE TO CONSTRUCT, AS THEY TEND NOT
WHERE SETTLEMENT OCCURS AT DIFFERENT RATES ACROSS THE
GROUND SURFACE OF THE BUILDING, WHICH REDUCES CRACKING
AND OTHER MORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS.
SC-1:100 TO REQUIRE DEEP EXCAVATIONS COMPARED TO STRIP OR PAD FOUNDATIONS AND THEY
MAY USE LESS MATERIAL AS THEY COMBINE THE FOUNDATION WITH THE GROUND SLAB.
DISADVANTAGES OF RAFT FOUNDATIONS :
SOLID RAFT FLAT SLAB FOUNDATION
HOWEVER, THEY TEND TO BE LESS EFFECTIVE WHERE STRUCTURAL LOADS ARE
1- THE MAIN DISADVANTAGE IS THAT THEY CAN PRONE TO EDGE
FOCUSED ON IN A FEW CONCENTRATED AREAS, AND THEY CAN BE PRONE TO EROSION EROSION IF THEY ARE NOT TREATED PROPERLY.
AT THEIR EDGES. 2- THEY ARE NOT EFFECTIVE IS THE LOAD OF THE BUILDING IS GOING
TO BE FOCUSED ON A SINGLE POINT, ALTHOUGH THIS IS RARE IN
THE CONCRETE RAFT TENDS TO INCLUDE STEEL REINFORCEMENT TO PREVENT DOMESTIC CONSTRUCTION, SO THIS ISN’T GENERALLY OF CONCERN.
CRACKING, AND MAY INCORPORATE STIFFENING BEAMS OR THICKENED AREAS TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR SPECIFIC LOADS, FOR EXAMPLE, BELOW INTERNAL
WALLS OR COLUMNS.

TYPICALLY, A THICKENED REINFORCED AREA IS CREATED AT THE PERIMETER OF THE

12 MM DIA BARS 12 MM DIA BARS
RAFT TO FORM AN EDGE BEAM SUPPORTING THE EXTERNAL WALLS OF THE BUILDING. A
8 MM DIA STIRRUPS 8 MM DIA STIRRUPS CONCRETE TOE OFTEN SUPPORTS THE EXTERNAL LEAF OF THE WALL.
12MM DIA COLUMN 12MM DIA COLUMN
REINFORCEMENT BARS REINFORCEMENT BARS
SPACER BLOCKS 50X50
MM

DETAILED PLAN
SC-1:20

TOP BOTTOM
REINFORCEMENT REINFORCEMENT
5000 5000

400 500 500 400

G.L G.L 100 MM THK PCC

BED
1175

LEAN CONCRETE
STIRRUPS 8 MM DIA
COLUMN REINFORCEMENT 16 MM DIA
CHAIR
650

SECTION TOP MESH OF RAFT 12MM DIA

BOTTOM MESH OF RAFT 12 MM DIA
SPACER BLOCKS
SC-1:20 WATER PROOFING LAYER
75 MM BLINDING LAYER
230 MM THK DRP
COMPACT EARTH

SIGN PIYUSH S. BAGDIYA 1903

SOLID RAFT FOUNDATION B-TECH SC- 1:100 SEM- V

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 150 MM THK PCC BED
(1800*1800)
RCC FOUNDATION (1500*1500)

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12 MM DIA BARS 12 MM DIA BARS

8 MM DIA STIRRUPS 8 MM DIA STIRRUPS

12MM DIA COLUMN REINFORCEMENT 12MM DIA COLUMN REINFORCEMENT

BARS BARS

12MM EXTRA REINFORCEMENT BARS

SPACER BLOCKS 50X50 MM
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PLAN
SC-1:100
DETAILED PLAN
SC-1:20
SOLID RAFT FOUNDATION PLAN ( TOP BOTTOM
PEDESTAL )
REINFORCEMENT REINFORCEMENT

5000 5000

400 500 500 400

G.L G.L

LEAN CONCRETE

2170
PEDESTAL REINFORCEMENT 12 MM THK DIA
8683
COVER BAR 12 MM DIA
STIRRUPS 12 MM THK DIA
COLUMN REINFORCEMENT
CHAIR
650

TOP MESH OF RAFT 12 MM DIA

BOTTOM MESH OF RAFT 12 MM DIA
SPACER BLOCKS

SECTION WATER PROOFING LAYER

75 MM THK BLINDING LAYER
230 MM THK DRP
SC-1:20 COMPACT EARTH

SIGN PIYUSH S. BAGDIYA 1903

SOLID RAFT FOUNDATION (PEDESTAL) B-TECH SC- 1:100 SEM- V

N SIR JJ COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE 27 AUG 2021

 150 MM THK PCC BED (1800*1800)

RCC FOUNDATION (1500*1500)

12 MM DIA BARS
12 MM DIA BARS

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8 MM DIA STIRRUPS
8 MM DIA STIRRUPS

12MM DIA COLUMN REINFORCEMENT

12MM DIA COLUMN REINFORCEMENT
BARS
BARS

SPACER BLOCKS 50X50 MM

12MM EXTRA REINFORCEMENT BARS

PLAN
4961,74

SC-1:100
DETAILED PLAN
SC-1:20
TOP BOTTOM
REINFORCEMENT REINFORCEMENT

500
400
500
400

G.L G.L
STIRRUPS 8MM THK DIA
COLUMN REINFORCEMENT 16 MM THK DIA
CHAIR

TOP MESH OF RAFT 12 MM DIA

LEAN CONCRETE

COVER BAR 12 MM DIA

BOTTOM MESH OF RAFT 12 MM DIA

650

75 MM THK BLINDING LAYER

SECTION SPACER BLOCKS

WATER PROOFING LAYER
230 MM THK DRP
SC-1:20
COMPACT EARTH
1/2 THK BRICK

SIGN PIYUSH S. BAGDIYA 1903

SOLID RAFT FOUNDATION (INDENT) B-TECH SC- 1:100 SEM- V

N SIR JJ COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE 27 AUG 2021