Welcome to

Foundation Design

This website is designed to provide geotechnical engineers and home owners with simple models/tools for designing different types of foundations. You can even generate your own web-based apps/models using simple Python code as a registered developer. This website is a community effort. Everything is free!

Popular Apps

Shallow Foundation, Bearing Capacity

General Bearing Capacity Theory

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Shallow Foundation, Bearing Capacity

Terzaghi Bearing Capacity Theory

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Shallow Foundation, Settlement

Mayne and Poulos Method

2
Slope Stability

Slope Stability Analysis

1
Shallow Foundation, Settlement

Simple Elastic Solution

1
Shallow Foundation, Settlement

Janbu Method

1

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Contribute to foundationdesign.org

There are multiple ways that you can contribute to the continuous development of this platform besides donating to it.

If you use it, you contribute to it.

You can contact the app developers for bugs and errors.

Do not hesitate to develop your own apps.

Make your app available to public. You have the option.

Cost & Benefit

Basic users

$SAVE

  • No need for developing apps

  • No need for validating apps

  • No need for feedback

Advanced users

&SHARE

  • Develop your own apps

  • Validate your apps

  • Expect feedback from other users

Core Developers

#LEARN

  • Help validate apps

  • Gather cases for the community

  • Help maintain this website

Foundation Design Team

Zhen (Leo) Liu

Creator and Web Designer

John Bland

Web Developer

Sai Srinivas

Full Stack Developer

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