Tall Building Foundation Design
Contents
- Definition Of A Tall Building
- Evolution Of Tall Buildings
- Building Components
- Building Component Costs
- Social Aspects Of Tall Buildings
- The Spread Of Tall Buildings
- Limits To Height Of Tall Buildings
- Foundation Requirements
- Scope Of This Book
- Characteristics Of Tall Buildings
- Some Key Features Of Tall Buildings
- Architectural Forms
- Structural Forms
- Interior Structures
- Exterior Structures
- Structural Materials
- Some Other Factors Controlling Building Performance
- Inter-Storey Drift
- Differential Shortening
- Dynamic Characteristics
- Approximations For Natural Period Of Structure
- Damping Systems
- Passive Systems
- Active Systems
- Building Height Related To Number Of Storeys
- Selection Of Foundation Type
- Introduction
- Factors Affecting Foundation Selection
- Raft/Mat Foundation
- Concepts
- Tall Building Foundation Design
Examples Of Raft Foundations
- Compensated Raft Foundation
- Concepts
- Examples Of Compensated Rafts
- Pile Foundations
- Concepts
- Barrettes
- Examples Of Piled And Barrette Foundations
- Piled Raft Foundations
- Concepts
- Examples Of Piled Raft Foundations
- Compensated Piled Raft Foundation
- Concepts
- Examples Of Compensated Raft Foundations
- Foundation Selection Guide
- Influence Of Foundation Width And Safety Factor
- Suitability Of Foundation Systems For Various Ground
- Conditions
- Some Innovative Foundation Options
- Shell Foundations
- Foundations For Difficult Ground Conditions
- Controlled Stiffness Inserts
- Energy Piles
- The Foundation Design Process
- Introduction
- General Design Requirements
- Key Design Issues
- Categories Of Design/Analysis
- The Overall Foundation Design Process
- Stages In Foundation Design And Design
- Preliminary Design
- Detailed Design
- Final Design And Post Design Study
- Some Practical Design Issues
- Pile Spacing
- Pile Arrangement
- Pile Size
- Pile Verticality
- Design For Sustainability
- Tall Building Foundation Design
An Example Of Preliminary Foundation Design
- Estimation Of Required Size And Number Of Piles
- Building Loads
- Sources Of Loading
- Importance Levels And Annual Probability Of Exceedance Of Design Events
- Load Factors And Load Combinations
- Approximate Initial Assessment Of Vertical Dead
- And Live Loadings For Serviceability
- Wind Loading
- The Nature Of Wind Loading
- Procedure For Estimating Wind Actions
- Rules Of Thumb
- Preliminary Approximations
- Wind Tunnel Testing
- Methods Of Reducing Wind Forces
- Earthquake Loadings
- Loadings From Earth Pressure
- Other Loads
- Introduction
- Key Aspects Of Ground
- Tall Building Foundation Design
Ground Investigation Methods And Guidelines
- Desk Study
- Investigation Techniques
- Rotary Drilling
- Geophysical Techniques
- Site Uniformity Borehole Seismic And
- Seismic Tomographic Imaging
- Extent Of Investigations
- Portrayal Of Ground Investigation Data
- Possible Reasons For Failures In The Ground Process
- Key Foundation Design Parameters
Principles Of Selection Of Design Parameters
- In Situ Testing Techniques
- Laboratory Testing
- Routine Tests
- Triaxial And Stress Path Tests
- Simple Shear Test
- Resonant Column Testing
- Constant Normal Stiffness Testing
- Preliminary Assessment Of Basic Soil Parameters
- Introduction
- Drained Shear Strength Parameters
- Tall Building Foundation Design
- Tall Building Foundation Design Pdf
- Tall Building Foundations Design Methods And Applications
- Foundation Depth To Building Height Ratio
- Do Taller Buildings Need Deep Foundations
- High-Rise Building Foundation Types
- World’s Tallest Building Foundation
- High Rise Building Foundation Design
- Tall Building Foundation Design
- Are Tall Buildings Safe
- Tall Building Foundation
- How Tall Is A Foundation Wall
- Are Tall Buildings Built To Sway
- Can Tall Buildings Fall
- Tall Building Foundation Design
Tall Foundation House
- How Tall Are Foundation Walls
- Foundation Of Tallest Building In The World
- The Taller The Building The Deeper The Foundation
- Do Tall Building Sway
- Do Tall Buildings Move
- Does Tall Buildings Sway
- How To Build Foundation For Home
- How To Build Foundation For A House
- When Building A House What Comes After The Foundation
- Who Designs House Foundations
- Who Builds Foundations
- Who Builds The Foundation Of A House
- Why Buildings Need Foundations
- Why Do Tall Buildings Not Fall Over
- Why Does A Building Need
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