ABSTRACT

This book is a practical guide to the design of foundations for housing and other low-rise buildings with an emphasis on practical, buildable solutions to foundation problems, especially on abnormal or poor ground.

chapter 1|32 pages

Site investigations

chapter 2|82 pages

Foundation design

chapter 3|25 pages

Foundations in cohesive soils

chapter 4|29 pages

Foundations in sands and gravels

chapter 5|31 pages

Building in mining localities

chapter 6|39 pages

Sites with trees

chapter 7|69 pages

Developing on sloping sites

chapter 8|18 pages

Building on filled ground

chapter 9|32 pages

Ground improvement

chapter 10|36 pages

10Building up to existing buildings

chapter 11|37 pages

11Contaminated land