The Design of the Foundation of a multi-story Building in Al-Basateen Area in Nablus
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2021
Authors
Ahmad Aqqad
Ahmad Husni
Tala Musmar
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The main aim of the graduation project is to select and design the most suitable
foundation system or systems of a multi-story Building in Al-Basateen Area in
Nablus. The Building has 11 floor with different areas of each one, three floors are
underground and eight floors are above ground level.
The main problem in designing the foundation is the low bearing capacity of the
natural land. The bearing capacity is about 180 KN/m2 (1.8 kg/cm2).
Several suggestions will be studied in this project either to use deep foundation or
perfuming soil improvement of the soil at the site.
At the end a suitable foundation system will be selected and designed according to
standards. Foundation details (size, thickness, reinforcement, etc.