INTEGRATED LABORATORY BUILDING FOUNDATION DESIGN OF LAMBUNG MANGKURAT UNIVERSITY IN BANJARBARU

Abstract

ABSTRACT

In planning a building construction, one of the aspects that What must be
considered is the characteristics of the soil where the building will be erected, which will
play a role in supporting the structure.The foundation is a part of construction engineering
that functions as a medium for channeling the load of the superstructure to the subsoil
beneath it. Types of foundations are generally divided into two categories, namely,
shallow foundations and deep foundations. Shallow foundation is chosen if the
characteristics of the soil right under the building are categorized as hard soil.
In general, in the Banjarbaru area, a shallow foundation system is considered
sufficient to support the construction of buildings on it due to the characteristics of the
soil in Banjarbaru which is dominated by grainy soil types such as sand. So that in
planning the foundation of a building construction it is expected to be sufficient if using
a shallow foundation type.
In terms of soil texture, in the Banjarbaru area there are 3 (three) soil textures
namely, fine, medium and coarse. Most of the central region has a soil texture that tends
to be smooth, while a small portion in the south has a coarse soil texture.

Keywords: Building construction, Soil characteristics, Shallow foundation