General concepts

 What is floating foundation !   The  Floating Foundation  is a  type of foundation   which is constructed by excavating the soil and earth strata in such a way that the weight of structure built on the soil is nearly equal to the total weight of the soil excavated from the ground including the weight water in the soil before the construction of the structure. 🠞A  floating foundation  is also known as a balancing raft  🠞In General when the foundation is not supported by rigid soil mass or rocky strata below the earth’s surface and it rests completely over the soil similar in friction pile then this phenomenon of the  foundation  is termed as a floating foundation. 🠞Foundation settlement is the major problem faced by geotechnical engineers. If the settlement is extreme, it may lead to the complete collapse of the structure even though the factor of safety against shear failure is high. There are many techniques or ways to reduce t...

 F S I  Floor space index- The ratio of the  built-up space on a plot to the area of the plot  is a regulation followed in the development control norms of many cities. Floor Space Index  directly tells us about the  maximum permissible floor area that can be built on a plot.  Numerically, Floorspace Index is the ratio of building floor covered area to the raw area available on that plot/land. The floor space index value is changed from place to place. It also depends on the type of building. The Floor space index ratio value of a specific area is easily found in all the building bylaws for various cities and municipalities. Different cities or municipalities may have different bylaws and consequently different values. Permissible FSI value depends on- Size of the plot. Type of building.  The width of the adjacent road.  Availability of power, water, and sewer lines.   Calculate FSI For Building : FSI regulates by the Development co...