Research Article
Mar 1972
Sample Approaches to Optimum Use of Marginal Lands
Publication: Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division
Volume 98, Issue 3
Abstract
Land on which buildings may be supported is becoming scarce. To alleviate this shortage, existing methods must be improved and new methods must be devised to enable us to use marginal lands. Instead of developing a site to provide a stable, nonyielding ground surface for the support of foundations without appreciable settlement, both the site and the structure are designed to behave satisfactorily even though substantial future subsidence is expected to occur over a considerable period of years. Examples are given of: (1) buildings with foundations rigid enough to resist differential movements; (2) structures flexible enough to deform differentially without noticeable effects; (3) hinged or articulated structures consisting of modules hinged or separated to permit differential distortion between modules; and (4) structures subject to periodic releveling or other corrective measures.
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Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division
Volume 98 • Issue 3 • March 1972
Pages: 243 - 263
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© 1972 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Mar 1972
Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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William W. Moore
Sr. Consulting Partner; Dames and Moore, San Francisco, Calif.
Nicholas Chryssafopoulos, F.ASCE
Consulting Partner; Dames & Moore, New York, N.Y.
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