Raft foundation / Noor Hafizah Abd Rahman

• Main Author: Abd Rahman, Noor Hafizah
• Format: Monograph
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak 2014
• Subjects: Building fittings and their installation
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/80396/1/80396.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/80396/

This report explains about a construction of a raft foundation. A case study is based on the site, which is located at Lot 32, Masjid Ar-Rahman, Kg Gelam, Mukim Kedawang, Daerah Langkawi, Kedah Darul Aman. The objective is to study the installation method of raft foundation and identify the plant and machinery involved in this project. To fulfill the objective, there are two methods of study which are observation and interview. As a conclusion, the installation of raft foundation started from setting out, excavate soil, compacted hardcore, pest control, installation of formwork, DPM and BRC and concrete works. Besides that, the plant and machineries use are mobile crane, excavators, concrete lorry, dump truck, concrete mixer, vibrator and compactor.