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Haiti Quake: A Plan for Reconstruction
Cameron Sinclair Co-founder of Architecture for Humanity and the Open Architecture Network Posted: January 17, 2010 03:27 PM For those not used to working in disasters the first week is chaotic, filled with stories of heroism and despair. The first […]
Non-Structural Foundation Repairs-Cheaper, Quicker.
Structural strength considers the capability of a foundation system to support its intended dead and live loads. Structural strength is concerned with stability, component strength, and material soundness. When the data and engineering analysis clearly indicate this foundation has sustained a non-structural performance (serviceability) failure by deflecting greater than analogous deflection limit of L/360, non-structural remedial measures are appropriate.
Know Your Structural Failure. Performance or Strength?
Shallow bearing structural foundation systems function to safely separate habitable areas from the exterior environment and limit damage or distress to interior/exterior brittle building materials. By design, post tension slab on grade foundation systems are stiff enough to buffer potentially […]