Technical report

Design of foundation:

Proposal design based on the soil report:

Geotechnical report of soil layers shows that allowable bearing capacity were evaluated to be
260 kN/m2 the soil layer at depth 5m. even it is recommended to utilize piles to transfer loads of
superstructure into substructure. The new attempt of designing these foundations depict
possibility of capacity of raft foundation thickness 1500mm to withstand subjected loads (Dead
Load, Live Load and Super Dead Load) of the superstructure as seen in the drawing below:

Figure-1: Soil pressure on foundation

It can be seen from figure-1 that maximum soil stresses 240 kN/m2 induced by loads of
superstructure do not exceed allowable bearing capacity260 kN/m2, therefore there is no
obligation to use piles.
 Figure-2: settlements of the raft foundation

It also can be found from figure-2 that settlement induced by loads of superstructure do not
exceed allowable settlement which is prefer to 25mm.

The new design of the foundation without piles is safe in serviceability limit state as described in
codes of practices.
Design of foundation by ARCH. ABDULWAHED CHEHAB Consulting
Engineering Office:
Available design shows that foundation of tower must be supported by piles. Which are located under
cores of elevators. The design is almost perfect to reduce soil stresses on the middle of raft foundation,
BUT, there is no necessary to have piles in these places as seen in figure-3 owing to balance between
induced soil stress and allowable bearing capacity. While I see that there is a problem will have been
seen in future due to differential settlement between end of raft and center of raft foundation which
supported by piles. It is clear that allowable settlement of piles does not exceed 5 mm whereas raft
foundation may settles 25mm.

Figure-3:modelling of the raft foundation with 10 piles under corewalls.

 Figure-4: Soil pressure on foundation
In the figure-4 can be seen that maximum soil stress does not exceed allowable but it also shown that
soil stress irregularly subjected to the raft foundation. By this the edges of the foundation subjected to
maximum soil stress and soil stress cannot be seen in center of foundation. The raft may act as a
cantilever.
Figure-5 settlements of the raft foundation

In figure 5 shown that there is differential settlement between circumference of the raft foundation and
center of the raft.

Design of floors

The design of the floor is preferred to be solid slab 270mm thickness with hidden beams 900x270mm as
seen in the figure 6 and figure-7.
Figure-6 design of slab reinforcement
Figure-7 design of hidden beam reinforcement

The design of the solid slab thickness 270mm has been checked to long term deflection (23mm) and
initial deflection (8mm) do not exceed allowable deflection of slab L/240= 6800/240=28.33mm. as these
deflections can be seen in the figure-8 and figure 9 respectively.
Figure-7 slab deflection – initial deflection
Figure-8 slab deflection – long term deflection

Conclusion

To sum up , we would like to inform you that new geotechnical report can be implied to provide new
design of raft foundation without piles and solid slab instead of using post tensioned slabs.