CE $3401$ Design Project $-$ Proposed Engineering Building

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Project Objective

The objective of this project is to give students hands$-$on experience on designing and

sizing shallow foundations for a four$-$story structure.

Project Description

The proposed Engineering building is a new four$-$story structure to house offices, labs

and classrooms for the College of Engineering. The structural design consists of load$-$

bearing reinforced masonry perimeter walls with interior steel columns and a slab$-$on$-$

grade floor. The perimeter walls have a design wall load of $4\mathrm{.}5ki\frac{p}{f}t$ and are expected to

be supported on continuous spread footings. Interior columns consist of AISC $6^{\text{'}\text{'}}{6}^{\text{'}\text{'}}\frac{5}{{16}^{\text{'}\text{'}}}$

square steel tubing with a design load of $150$kips and are expected to be supported on

square footings. The maximum allowable settlement for all foundations is $1$ inch.

Team Organization

Team will be selected and informed. Each team will have four members. Each team shall

select a project manager, who will be responsible for managing and coordinating the

group activities.

Engineering Analyses

Using the information given each group shall conduct appropriate engineering analyses

to evaluate the bearing capacity and settlement of the proposed footings, suitability of

existing surficial soil for support of slab on grade floor and pavements and earthwork

requirements for re$-$compaction of existing materials.

Design

Based on the analyses, each team shall develop designs for the continuous and square

footings. These designs shall include: allowable bearing capacity, minimum width and

embedment depth of footings.

Written Report

Each team shall prepare a geotechnical report presenting the results of their work. Your

report must be prepared using a word processor or other computer software, be bound in

a suitable report folder, and have a professional appearance. This report is due on the

same day as your final exam for the class.