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Sep 1966
Subsoils and Foundation Design in Richmond, VA
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Volume 92, Issue 5
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The engineering properties of the subsoil in Richmond, Va. are analyzed on the basis of laboratory tests of undisturbed samples. It is shown that the strength of the massive clay and sand-clay strata is several times greater than had been assumed because of the small standard penetration resistance and the soft consistency of spoon samples. Only locally, where some recent clay deposits are not preconsolidated by surface drying, it is considered essential that in the design of heavy buildings, problems involving total and differential settlements are taken into consideration. Representative examples of heavy-building foundations are studied and it is emphasized that the driving of long piles through sensitive clay soils may not only be unnecessary but may result in unforseen difficulties.
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Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division
Volume 92 • Issue 5 • September 1966
Pages: 109 - 126
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© 1966 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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Leo Casagrande, M.ASCE
Cons. Engr., and Prof. of the Practice of Foundation Engrg., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, Mass.
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