reducing effects of soil expansion
reducing effects of soil expansion
(OP)
In order to prevent soil expansion have effect on structure, measures such as draining water away from the structure and locating foundations below the level of water fluctuation can be counted. Any other very common methods?
Also, the ones above answer how to prevent it. But what measures are there to reduce the effect of expansion, once it happened? In other words, what is included into the design, when the engineer assumes there that there will be inevitable expansion and he tries to reduce is effect, (rather than preventing as in the first paragraph)?
Also, the ones above answer how to prevent it. But what measures are there to reduce the effect of expansion, once it happened? In other words, what is included into the design, when the engineer assumes there that there will be inevitable expansion and he tries to reduce is effect, (rather than preventing as in the first paragraph)?





RE: reducing effects of soil expansion
RE: reducing effects of soil expansion
As you can see, there are lots of options, some used in some areas and not in others. A lot depends on local practice, the amount of expansion, the building loads, and the amount of allowed movment.
Mike Lambert