Wide strip foundation
Strip foundations on subsoils with poor bearing capacity, such as soft sandy clays, may need to be considerably wider than […]
Strip foundations on subsoils with poor bearing capacity, such as soft sandy clays, may need to be considerably wider than […]
Firm, compact shrinkable clays suffer appreciable vertical and horizontal shrinkage on drying and expansion on wetting due to seasonal changes.
Floor finishes such as pitch mastic and mastic asphalt that are impermeable to water can serve as a combined damp-proof
Strip foundations consist of a continuous strip, usually of concrete, formed centrally under load bearing walls. This continuous strip serves
Where the subsoil is of firm, shrinkable clay which is subject to volume change due to deep rooted vegetation for
Beds of natural slate were quarried and the heavily compressed, dense material that was formed in layers was split to
Stiff clay subsoils have good bearing strength and are subject to seasonal volume change. Because of seasonal changes and the
On made up ground and ground with poor bearing capacity where a firm, natural bed of, for example, gravel or
A raft foundation consists of a raft of reinforced concrete under the whole of a building. This type of foundation