Elements of Geotechnical Investigation of Shallow and Deep Foundation (IBC)

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Geotechnical investigation is important for construction of building as owner or his authorized agent have to submit this document to ...

Plain Concrete and Masonry Unit Foundation IBC

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Dear reader we have discussed many posts about shallow foundation ; here our concern is plain concrete and masonry unit foundation . At fi...

Foundation Damage due to Fungus Rots

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Dear reader, still there have many foundation constructed of wood. The main draw-back of timber foundations materials is deterioration u...

What is the Interference Effect in Closely Spaced Foundation?

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We know raft foundation is adopted when bearing area required to support superstructure loading is equal or close to available floor area...

Why are Timber Piles Substituted by Concrete Piles?

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Once timber piles were very popular as deep foundation ; still they have importance in foundation construction and many building foundatio...

Requirements for Steel Grillage Foundation (IBC)

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Dear reader in our previous post we have discussed about many types of foundation , but so far grillage foundation has not been discussed....

Water Proofing of Foundation Wall (IBC)

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At first we will learn about ground water control according to IBC. Where it is found that ground water table is at equal or more than 15...
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Geologic and Geotechnical Investigation for Seismic Design of Foundation

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Dear reader we have already discussed about seismic site classification and seismic design criteria according to international building ...

Controlled Low-Strength Material to Support Foundation (IBC)

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Dear reader this is relatively new term in this blog, controlled low-strength material; this are used to establish structural fill/backfil...

Structural Phenomena except Cracking in Black Cotton Soil

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Other structural phenomena associated with black cotton soil except cracking are  •Gilgais •Slickensides •Structural sphenoid ag...

How is Specimen of Collapsible Soil Collected?

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Dear reader we are discussing here only collapse test. We know it is very difficult to predict behavior of collapsible soil and our attem...

Fill and Grading of Foundation Site's Requirements in Flood Hazard Areas, IBC

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All over the world there have many destruction related to natural disaster like flood. With the different flood control measures, we tried...