Diseño de zapatas continuas cuadradas y rectangulares en suelos aluviales

Abstract

The calculation reports of construction processes have been of great importance throughout history, because with such information the how and why of the construction system is made known, depending on what its requirement is, which in this case is about the foundation of a building. The objective of this work is to address the design problem of Continuous, Square and Rectangular Footings in alluvial soil, for which a soil study must first be carried out which allows us to determine through certain factors if the soil in the area is suitable for withstand the demands of the building. The project will be developed in the city of Machala at the facilities of the Technical University of Machala, a city in which the water table is 0.90\ to 1.2\ m, the cohesion obtained with the simple compression test is (0.377\ kg/{cm}^2)=(4.156\ ton/m^2). Options for the construction of a 3-storey building were formulated. which are square, rectangular and continuous footings. Which will serve to determine the type of foundation suitable for the project. With the results obtained, it can be concluded that for a building of such characteristics in alluvial soils it is continuous footing, in terms of performance and functionality under such conditions. The design of the footings is designed in accordance with the Ecuadorian code of practice, Chapter 8 on Geotechnics and Foundations, CPE INEN-NEC-SE-GM 26-8.