Inadequate shallow foundations: A design-cost analysis of alternatives

A research study of damage to houses in Winnipeg, Canada, revealed that 94 percent had suffered some distress from shifting of the shallow-footings foundations; the houses are of the typical Canadian pattern with basement areas. Discussed here are the details of the design study, with cost analyses,...

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Published in:Bâtiment international, Building research & practice Building research & practice, 1987-01, Vol.15 (1-6), p.224-230
Main Authors: Domaschuk, L., Rizkalla, S., Kwok, R.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A research study of damage to houses in Winnipeg, Canada, revealed that 94 percent had suffered some distress from shifting of the shallow-footings foundations; the houses are of the typical Canadian pattern with basement areas. Discussed here are the details of the design study, with cost analyses, of five main foundation methods; the 'best buy', it is concluded, would be an optimised pile system, with basement walls designed as grade beams, supporting a timber main floor.
ISSN:0182-3329
DOI:10.1080/09613218708726821