Shallow Foundation - 01 Introduction

Dr Kamarudin Ahmad is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geotechnics and Transportation, School of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. For the past 30 years he has been teaching undergraduate and postgraduate civil engineering courses viz; Statics, Geotechnical Engineering. Advanced Geotechnical Analysis and Design, Environmental Geotechnics, and Advanced Materials in Construction. His research interest includes ground improvement, foundation engineering and environmental geotechnics.

Learning outcomes from the video;
Definition and types of foundation
Types of shallow foundation
Factors affecting bearing capacity and modes of shear failure
Terzaghi's theory on ultimate bearing capacity
Terzaghi's equations for ultimate bearing capacity
Meyerhof/Hansen's general equation for ultimate bearing capacity