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The shortage of good building land means that developers and builders areincreasingly using sites with difficult ground conditions resulting fromprevious usage mining geological or soil features. Foundations on these siteshave to be designed by a Chartered Engineer and the designs have to besubmitted for Building Regulations and NHBC approval.This book provides practical solutions for the design of foundations forhousing and other lowrise buildings especially those on abnormal or poorground. A wealth of expert information and advice is brought together dealingwith the key aspects a designer must consider in order to achieve effective andeconomic foundation designs. This second edition of Structural FoundationsManual for LowRise Buildings has been completely updated in line with the newgovernment guidelines on contaminated land and brownfield sites.The book covers site investigation foundation design foundations in cohesivesoils foundations in sands and gravels building in mining localities siteswith trees developing on sloping sites building on filled ground groundimprovement building up to existing buildings contaminated land.The book includes welldetailed design solutions and calculations actual casehistories illustrations design charts and check lists making it a userfriendly reference for contractors structural engineers architects andstudents who have to deal with foundations for lowrise buildings on sites withdifficult ground conditions. «
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