The foundation systems for low-rise residential buildings are suitable for their light loads; nearly all are supported on spread footings, which are of two types continuous footings that support walls and isolated pad footings that support concentrated loads.
Conventionally these foundation systems can be analyzed using regular plate bending element and discrete soil springs.
Two different foundation systems are used in the analysis namely; rectangular strip footings, and folded strip footings respectively.
Up until recently, the monitoring of this phenomenon was primarily based around using underwater instrumentation to monitor the progression of scour holes as they develop around foundation systems.
Test results presented herein demonstrate an original approach to the mechanistic characterization of pavement foundation systems which is of interest to engineers using mechanistic-empirical pavement design methods.
These are often installed within densely built urban environments, where adjacent foundation systems and underground structures can be affected by soil temperature changes induced by the heat exchangers.
