Foundation Design

Ninyo & Moore routinely provides geotechnical foundation recommendations for support of all types of structures, including public and commercial buildings and facilities, bridges, utility plants, and waterfront structures.

Ninyo & Moore is experienced in providing site-specific recommendations that include:

• Foundation type and size
• footings
• mat
• driven piles
• drilled caissons

• Allowable bearing, lateral, and uplift capacities
• Modulus of subgrade reaction
• Estimated settlements and settlement rates
• Construction recommendations for mitigation of:
• expansive soils
• compressible soils
• collapsible soils
• liquefiable soils

• Constructability considerations
• Subgrade preparation
• Lateral load resistance (passive pressures and friction coefficients)
• Dynamic or transient loads