Eighth International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Evaluation of Unsaturated Soil Seepage and Protection of Basement Slab during Flooding
Publication: Geo-Congress 2019: Geotechnical Materials, Modeling, and Testing (GSP 310)
ABSTRACT
The devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy brought forth an urgent need to reassess the flood protection measures for buildings and infrastructures in the north east region and in particular metropolitan area of NYC. To develop more resilient infrastructure and to account for changes in climate, FEMA increased the design flood elevation (DFE) requirements for buildings in New York and New Jersey. Designing for an increased flood elevation necessitates geotechnical engineers to consider the impact of the uplift/buoyancy forces generated under any building foundation slab particularly those buildings which are designed to have water tight basements. This paper describes a new field investigation method in conjunction with numerical analysis study conducted for the multi-story residential buildings located in Red Hook area of Brooklyn, New York. Scope of this study included analyzing impact of the floods on building foundations and developing remedial design solutions to mitigate the impact.
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Geo-Congress 2019: Geotechnical Materials, Modeling, and Testing (GSP 310)
Pages: 743 - 753
Editors: Christopher L. Meehan, Ph.D., University of Delaware, Sanjeev Kumar, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Miguel A. Pando, Ph.D., University of North Carolina Charlotte, and Joseph T. Coe, Ph.D., Temple University
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8212-4
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© 2019 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Mar 21, 2019
Published in print: Mar 21, 2019
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Basements
- Building design
- Design (by type)
- Engineering fundamentals
- Floods
- Foundation design
- Foundations
- Geomechanics
- Geotechnical engineering
- Sandy soils
- Seepage
- Slabs
- Soil mechanics
- Soil properties
- Soils (by type)
- Structural engineering
- Structural members
- Structural systems
- Unsaturated soils
- Water and water resources
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