Cost-Saving Compensated-Foundation Design of an Office Building
Publication: Journal of Architectural Engineering
Volume 22, Issue 3
Abstract
Geotechnical engineers have reported that, in the foundation design of buildings with a deep basement, the weight of the soil removed for basement construction could be discounted from the foundation load. Substantial savings were achieved for a 22-story office building with a 2-level basement, for which the design of the pile foundation utilized this concept of compensated foundation. Subsequent site monitoring of selected column settlements showed that the total and differential settlements, angular distortion, and deflection ratio of the building were well within the allowable limits. Detailed information on the compensated foundation design is presented.
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Journal of Architectural Engineering
Volume 22 • Issue 3 • September 2016
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Received: Jan 20, 2015
Accepted: Jan 6, 2016
Published online: Apr 5, 2016
Published in print: Sep 1, 2016
Discussion open until: Sep 5, 2016
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