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Inspection Protocol for Structures Subjected to Distress Due to Expansive Soils
Expansive soils cover extensive areas worldwide and are found to cause serious damage to a wide range of structures. The geotechnical engineers require a protocol to investigate and deal with such conditions. Introduction of a systematic approach can help and provide a step by step guide to assess and evaluate structures founded on expansive soils. This can cover the current and expected future soil structure interaction. This proposed protocol covers the must do procedures to evaluate risks and points of concern. A building in Al-Ghatt town in Saudi Arabia, subjected to serious damage and distress due to expansive clay shales was investigated. Structural and geotechnical conditions of the building were assessed. The state of cracks and displacements were reviewed in view of historical and current environmental conditions. Boreholes and tests pits were conducted as part of the investigation program. Discussions of possible solutions for foundations on expansive soils based on the geotechnical practice in Saudi Arabia are presented.
Inspection Protocol for Structures Subjected to Distress Due to Expansive Soils
Expansive soils cover extensive areas worldwide and are found to cause serious damage to a wide range of structures. The geotechnical engineers require a protocol to investigate and deal with such conditions. Introduction of a systematic approach can help and provide a step by step guide to assess and evaluate structures founded on expansive soils. This can cover the current and expected future soil structure interaction. This proposed protocol covers the must do procedures to evaluate risks and points of concern. A building in Al-Ghatt town in Saudi Arabia, subjected to serious damage and distress due to expansive clay shales was investigated. Structural and geotechnical conditions of the building were assessed. The state of cracks and displacements were reviewed in view of historical and current environmental conditions. Boreholes and tests pits were conducted as part of the investigation program. Discussions of possible solutions for foundations on expansive soils based on the geotechnical practice in Saudi Arabia are presented.
Inspection Protocol for Structures Subjected to Distress Due to Expansive Soils
Dafalla, Muawia A. (author) / Al-Shamrani, Mosleh A. (author)
Eighth International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering ; 2019 ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Geo-Congress 2019 ; 465-473
2019-03-21
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
Inspection Protocol for Structures Subjected to Distress Due to Expansive Soils
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