Settlement Analysis of Raft Foundation Embedded With Winged Piles

Technological advancements and recent developments are increasing in the construction field.This creates more development in foundations as well. Nowadays, more land is required for theconstruction of buildings due to high population. Therefore, sometimes weak ground and coastal regionsare chosen for construction purposes. A strong foundation is essential for all buildings. Therefore, in weaksoil and heavy load structure conditions, a piled raft foundation is more suitable. A piled raft foundationgives the combined effect of both a pile and raft foundation. This study mainly focuses on settlementanalysis of a modified piled raft foundation, specifically a winged piled raft foundation, with variousthicknesses of raft. From this study, it was found that settlement decreases as the thickness of the raftfoundation embedded with winged piles increases.