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When the water table is close to the soil and clay, what is the best way or the style of the founding of the 5-storey building?

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Question added by Ashraf Alghraisi , مدير مشروع , شركة سمو العقارية
Date Posted: 2015/02/19
Gulzaib Khan
by Gulzaib Khan , Planning & Project Controls Engineer , Astral Constructors (Pvt) Ltd. (formerly Kestral SPD (Pvt) Ltd)

There are following methods;

Install02 Peter Engine Pumps & execute dewatering, then provide hard core/stone soling and then execute raft foundation.

The other way is to execute Piles by Reverse Rotary Method of Drilling

Paolo de Michieli Vitturi
by Paolo de Michieli Vitturi , Contracts Manager , WeBuild

In some cases it might be necessary to combine the two methods and make a raft foundations based on micropiles.

The calculation will be based on the total weight of building and the combined bearing capacity of the raft and the micropiles; raft will rely on compression strength and micropiles on shear strenght.

TEMITOPE OWOSENI
by TEMITOPE OWOSENI , PROJECT/SITE MANAGER , Vital Medix construction division 2012

the best is to use a combined footing, after checking for the bearing capacity of the soil, employ a combination of raft, and pad foundation/small piles.the raft will take care of the water pressure and the pad or small piles will take care of the servicability design load. but ensure water is properly drained from the area to to stabilze the ground before contruction

ryan headley
by ryan headley , HSE Engineer / Fire Risk Assessor , Dark Blu Inc / SeaCure International

Piles:

For expansive soils or soils that are compressive with heavy loads where deep soils can not take the building load and where soil of better capacity if found deep below

Hossam hemdan abou-elhassan
by Hossam hemdan abou-elhassan , construction civil engineer , ROAYA GROUP FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PROGECTS MANAGMENT

i think it is more economic and safe to use replacement of gravel with 2 meter depth and on it use plain concrete and use isolated footing

Daniel Ojiemhen
by Daniel Ojiemhen , Field Engineer , Elohim construction co.

Engage the use of raft foundation

     

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