The cost and construction period of foundation engineering generally account for 1/5 to 1/3 of the entire building, and its quality restricts the safety and normal use of the entire building. Therefore, research, development, and promotion of new technologies and processes for foundation engineering, and improvement of the design, construction, and testing levels of foundation engineering play a significant role in promoting technological progress in China's construction industry.
I. Tasks and Objectives
　　1. For the development of the housing industry, solve foundation engineering problems under various geological conditions in an economically reasonable, safe, reliable, and locally adapted manner.
　　2. For the development and advanced planning of new towns and new industrial areas, carry out preliminary treatment of site foundations to meet the basic requirements for building and municipal facility construction.
　　3. Research and develop new technologies, processes, and equipment for deep foundation construction and soft foundation treatment, raising the construction of deep foundations and foundation treatment technology to a new level.
　　4. Actively develop and utilize urban underground space to achieve the goals of saving land, expanding green areas, and improving the urban environment.
　　5. Improve testing technology for foundation engineering, develop back analysis for foundation engineering, and enhance the safety, reliability, and economic rationality of foundation engineering.
　　6. Study the engineering characteristics of various foundation soils, practical constitutive models, and testing techniques for soil parameters, and develop design calculation theories and methods for foundation engineering.
　　7. Study seismic analysis of foundations and seismic performance of foundations, develop foundation types and measures conducive to seismic resistance, and improve the seismic capacity of building foundations.
II. Technical Policies
　　1. Based on the variable geological conditions in China's towns and cities, develop new foundation engineering technologies adapted to local conditions
　　(1) Rational use of natural foundations; for special soils such as soft soil, loess, expansive soil, seasonal frozen soil, and saline soil, treat them reasonably according to their characteristics, improve relevant specifications, and ensure the safe and normal use of buildings.
　　(2) Utilize industrial waste residues and local materials to develop and apply composite foundations such as gravel columns and plain concrete piles according to local conditions, reducing costs and improving the environment.
　　(3) Research and develop advanced construction processes and equipment compatible with various foundation treatments.
　　2. For construction sites of new towns and new industrial areas developed by cutting mountains and filling valleys, reclaiming land from the sea, and developing tidal flats and depressions, large-area low-cost foundation treatment methods should be used for preliminary treatment to avoid post-treatment and hidden dangers such as ground settlement
　　(1) According to geological conditions, environmental conditions, and usage requirements, promote the use of dynamic compaction, surcharge drainage, or vacuum preloading methods to treat large areas of soft foundations.
　　(2) In coastal areas, promote the use of hydraulic fill technology for land reclamation from the sea.
　　(3) Develop flexible and durable dynamic compaction equipment, and develop advanced construction equipment such as plastic drainage boards and bagged sand wells.
　　3. To meet the needs of pile foundation engineering for high-rise and super high-rise buildings, towering structures, and other types of buildings, actively develop supporting technologies for various pile types, and improve the economy, reliability, and environmental adaptability of pile foundation engineering
　　(1) Improve and perfect traditional slurry wall protection bored pile technology and equipment, promote the combination of post-grouting at pile bottom and pile side with ultrasonic testing technology, and form a complete set of technologies for large-diameter and long cast-in-place piles with Chinese characteristics.
　　(2) Research and develop equipment and processes such as rotary drilling, long spiral drilling and reaming, and hydraulic extruded reaming, gradually reduce manual excavation processes, and improve the modernization level of large-diameter cast-in-place pile construction.
　　(3) Actively develop new processes and equipment such as pressure-grouted cast-in-place piles for medium and short piles, improve traditional pile-forming processes such as long spiral drilling, driven casing, and rammed expanded cast-in-place piles, and improve the reliability of pile-forming quality.
　　(4) Actively develop the production and driving technology of high-strength prestressed concrete pipe piles.
　　(5) Actively research and develop slurry treatment technology in the construction of bored cast-in-place piles and underground diaphragm walls.
　　4. To meet the needs of underground space development and utilization of high-rise and super high-rise buildings, actively develop deep foundation pit support technology and basement construction technology, and improve their reliability and economy
　　(1) Study the earth pressure, stress mechanism, and calculation methods of support structures, develop new support types, and improve support design.
　　(2) Actively develop complete technologies for soil nailing and shotcrete-anchor support; improve the design and construction level of retaining and water-stop supports such as row piles, arch rings, reverse arch walls, mixing piles, and jet grouting piles.
　　(3) Develop and improve construction equipment and processes for composite support structures combining row piles, underground diaphragm walls with anchors and struts; actively develop technology combining support structures with permanent basement structures; develop and apply top-down construction technology according to local conditions.
　　(4) Improve groundwater analysis and control technology for foundation pit excavation under different engineering geological conditions, hydrogeological conditions, and environmental conditions.
　　(5) While improving construction processes and enhancing concrete quality and self-waterproofing capacity, develop and apply high-efficiency materials for basement waterproofing and moisture proofing, as well as leak sealing and reinforcement technology, to ensure the functional use of basements.
　　5. Actively improve the design level of foundation engineering in China, and play a leading role in achieving high quality and high efficiency in foundation engineering
　　(1) Study and improve the reliability of settlement deformation calculations for natural foundations, composite foundations, and pile foundations, focus on improving calculation models, improve the accuracy of calculation parameters, accumulate measured engineering data, and develop deformation control design methods.
　　(2) Research and develop theories and design methods for the interaction between foundation and superstructure, with emphasis on high-rise buildings, to optimize foundation schemes, detailing, and reinforcement.
　　(3) Develop and promote composite pile foundation design, and research and develop composite pile foundation technology combining sparse piles and shallow foundation treatment.
　　(4) Research and develop CAD series software for site stratigraphic analysis, natural foundation, composite foundation, box-raft foundation, pile foundation, and foundation pit support design, and combine engineering experience to improve the overall design quality and efficiency of foundation engineering.
　　(5) Study seismic analysis methods for foundations, develop seismic-resistant foundation types, and improve the seismic capacity of foundations and foundations.
　　6. Promote foundation reinforcement and treatment technologies compatible with the addition of stories, renovation, and repair of existing buildings
　　(1) Develop diagnostic evaluation technology for the bearing capacity of foundations of existing buildings.
　　(2) Develop reinforcement and underpinning technology for foundations of existing buildings.
　　(3) Develop technology for inclination correction, lifting, and horizontal displacement of existing buildings.
　　7. Develop testing technology for foundation engineering, strengthen construction monitoring processes and effect verification, accumulate measured engineering data, and improve the safety, reliability, and economy of foundation engineering
　　(1) Research and develop testing methods and equipment for various composite foundations.
　　(2) Research and develop dynamic and physical testing methods for pile quality and bearing capacity, and improve existing dynamic testing technology.
　　(3) Improve testing technology for foundation pit support, apply electronic rapid feedback processing technology for test data during excavation, and achieve information-based construction.
　　(4) Focus on the accumulation of building settlement observations and other measured engineering data, and develop back analysis technology.
III. Measures
　　1. Establish a qualification review and certification system and a scheme demonstration and review system for design units undertaking large building foundations and deep foundation pits.
　　2. Establish a strict qualification grading assessment system for specialized foundation engineering construction enterprises.
　　3. Establish a training and qualification assessment system for foundation engineering testing units and personnel, and a system for working with certificates, to standardize the testing market.
　　4. Establish a review, assessment, and sales certification system for commercial foundation engineering software.
　　5. Establish a reward system for savings and profit sharing for relevant research, design, and construction units that promote and apply new foundation engineering technologies and processes, to promote the promotion and application of new technologies and processes.