Foundations

Battered Pile – a type of pile that is used when lateral forces exceed the loading capacity of vertical piles
Bearing Pile – a type of pile that is used to resist lateral loads and uplift forces
Cantilever Wall – a type of foundation wall that consists of a stem and a base slab that is held in equilibrium by self-weight, horizontal soil pressure, and the reaction of the base structure acting upward
Combined Footing
Crib Wall – a type of foundation wall
Deep Foundation – a type of foundation that is used when the soil near the ground surface is weak
Foundation – the interface of a building structure with the ground
Foundation Wall – a structural element that is constructed below grade to support the earth and resist water pressure
Friction Pile – a type of pile that resists gravity loads by friction and transfers loads to the surrounding soil using the adhesive resistance between the pile surface and its surrounding soil
Gravity Wall – a type of foundation wall
Mat/Raft Foundation – a type of shallow footing that is equal to the area of the building footprint
Pile – a long and slender prefabricated type of deep foundation that are driven into the ground
Shallow Foundation – a type of foundation that is used when the earth directly beneath a structure has sufficient bearing capacity to sustain the loads from the structure
Sheet Pile - a type of foundation wall
Spread Footing – the most widely used type of shallow foundation that are designed to receive the concentrated gravity loads directly on their centroid to prevent unequal pressure distribution and overturning of the footing
Table Wall Footing – a type of shallow foundation