Difference in Settlement Behavior of Building Foundation Between Saturated Cohesive and Cohesionless Soil
Soils can be divided into two types depending on their ability to keep the mass…
Building Failure
What are the Secondary Causes of Foundation Settlement?
Dear reader in last post we have learnt about subsidence of foundation soil due to…
Foundation Settlement due to Adjacent Dewatering
Dewatering is hydraulic modification of foundation soil; like other modification (Mechanical, chemical etc) hydraulic modification…
How does Ground Water Recharge Reduce Foundation Settlement?
Dewatering provides us a consolidated and stable soil deposit which ensures us less foundation settlement….
Moisture Damage to Masonry Foundation of Lime Mortar
Dear reader we have discussed about erosion, rotting and insects damage to foundation. These deteriorating…
What is Salt Bloom? How do They Damage Foundation?
So far we have discussed about moisture traveling though foundation elements (foundation itself, foundation wall…
Settlement of Foundation Supported on Rock
Building foundations are supported on different types of soils encountered under construction site. We are…
Selection of Foundation and Structural System for Expansive Soil
Any one planning to construct foundation for new buildings on expansive soil, some special considerations…
Monitoring of excavation induced building settlement
Theories developed for excavation analysis in the past have many limitations which is treated by…