Foundation

Dealing with Expansive Soils

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The problem of expansive soils was not recognized until the late 1930s. Then, cracks on brick wall structures of light buildings were attributed to bad workmanship or foundation settlements. The first recorded observation about soil heaving was made by USBR in 1938 associated with foundation for a steel siphon on Owyhee Project in Oregon. For … Read more

Isolated Sloped Footing with Neck Column

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Parametric BOQ calculator for isolated sloped footings, excavation, binding and neck column Isolated Rectangular Sloped Footings with Rectangular Neck Column We present a worksheet to generate bill of quantities for isolated sloped footings with neck columns and associated works, with a minimum input about the footing and column geometry. The bill of quantities (BOQ) would … Read more

Earth Boring Technology

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Boring: penetration methods, bore stabilization methods and removal of debris from hole Boring or Earth drilling is a process of making a cylindrical hole into the earth that is long in comparison to its diameter, for the purpose of exploration, foundation, blasting, mining, groundwater collection etc. Boring should achieve three purposes: penetration of substrate, stabilization ... Read more