1 General Principles
2 Terms and Symbols
2.1 Terms
2.2 Main Symbols
3 Fundamental Stipulations
4 Classification of Geotechnical Rocks, Soils and Their Engineering Property Indexes
4.1 Classification of Rocks, Soils
4.2 Engineering Property Indexes
5 Calculation of Ground
5.1 Embedded Depth of Foundation
5.2 Calculation of Load-bearing Capacity
5.3 Calculation of Deformation
5.4 Calculation of Stability
6 Ground in Mountaineous Region
6.1 General Stipulations
6.2 Soil-rock Composite Ground
6.3 Compacted Fill Ground
6.4 Landslide Prevention
6.5 Karst and Earth Cave
6.6 Soil Side Slope and Gravity Retaining Wall
6.7 Rock Side Slope and Rock Anchored Bolt Retaining Wall
7 Feeble Ground
7.1 General Stipulations
7.2 Utilization and Treatment
7.3 Architectural Measures
7.4 Structural Measures
7.5 Large Area Ground Surface Load
8 Foundations
8.1 Unreinforced Spread Foundation
8.2 Spread Foundation
8.3 Strip Footing under Columns
8.4 Raft Foundation for Tall Buildings
8.5 Pile Foundation
8.6 Rock Anchored Bolt Foundation
9 Foundation Pit Engineering
9.1 General Stipulations
9.2 Design Calculation
9.3 Underground Diaphragm Wall and Top-down Construction Method
10 Verification and Monitoring
10.1 Verification
10.2 Monitoring
Appendix A Division of the Hardness Degree of Rocks and the Completenes Degree of Rock Masses
Appendix B Field-distinction of Broken Stone Soil
Appendix C Main Points of Shallow Stratum Plate-loading Test
Appendix D Main Points of Deep Stratum Plate-loading Test
Appendix E Characteristic Value of Shear Strength Indexes c, 9
Appendix F Map for the Standard Frozen Depth Lines of Seasonal Frozen Soil in China
Appendix G Classification for the Frost Heaving Property of Ground Soil and the Maximum Depth of Allowable Remainder Frozen Soil Stratum under Foundation Base of Buildings
Appendix H Main Points for Loading Test of Rock Ground
Appendix J Main Points for Uniaxial Compression Strength Test of Rock
Appendix K Coefficient of Additional Stress a and Coefficient of Average Additional Stress a
Appendix L Coefficient of Active Earth Pressure ka for Retaining Wall
Appendix M Main Points for Pull-out Resistant Test of Rock Anchored Bolt
Appendix N Calculation for Additional Settlement Amount of Ground under the Action of Large Area Ground Surface Load
Appendix P Calculating Formulae for the Perimeter of Critical Section and the Polar Moment of Inertia for Punching Shear
Appendix Q Main Points for Vertical Static Loading Test of Single Pile
Appendix R Calculation for Final Settlement of Pile Foundation
Appendix S Sectional Width for Inclined Section Subjected to Shear of the Stepped Capping and the Cone Capping
Appendix T Main Points for Calculation of the Pile-type, the Wall-type Cantilevered Retaining Structures
Appendix U Main Points for Calculation of the Pile-type, the Wall-type Anchor Bracing Retaining Structures
Appendix V Checking Computation for the Stability of Swelling Resistant of Foundation Pit Base
Appendix W Checking Computation for the Stability of Seepage Flow Resistant of Foundation Pit Base
Appendix X Main Points for Soil Stratum Anchored Bolt Test
Explanation of Wording in This Code
According to the requirements of Document JB [1997] No. 108-Ministry ofConstruction, that the"Code for the Design of Building Foundations"GBJ 7——89, has beenrevised by the China Academy of Building Research together with the Design, theInvestigation and Survey, the Construction, the Research as well as the Teaching relevantunits.