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Tall buildings foundation

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cvbwerjkl

cvbwerjkl

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May 20, 2012
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Hi,
I am looking for some special requirements for tall buildings foundation. Information about settlement limits, settlement deferential limits or over requirements. Special analysis methods for tall buildings foundations.

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For building requirements check your local code and coordinate it with the structural engineer and architects. For analysis methods, I am assuming you will need a pile foundation, so the Tomlinson book for pile design and construction may be a good reference. You can get also basic input for pile design from Das book. I like also Bowles book as well.
 
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Okiryu Thanks for the answer and books recommendations.
I didn't find settlement limit in IBC. So I'm looking for other sources for this kind of requirements.
 
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Most of foundation engineering books have recommendations for maximum allowable total and differential settlements. Typically , I have been considered maximum total settlements no larger than 25mm and differential no larger than 15 mm. But for high raise buildings it may be more flexibility for allowable settlements due to the large loads that are involved.
 
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Thanks Okiryu. I used to buy a lot of the special publications years ago when they had fire sales on old stock. Haven't seen this as of late. Baker also authored an article - and this might be of interest to OP - The Role of Peer Review . . . The article was in the ASCE Illinois Section, Vol 53, No. 6, July/August 2012. I got it by searching internet and it should easily be found.
 
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Hi BigH, will look for that publication. I also look for ASCE publications sales, but I have not seen them in a while...
 
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I'm sure this is already old news to most but it seems highly germane to this discussion: Link. Even the fact that the intended settlement was 6" is interesting.

I like to debate structural engineering theory -- a lot. If I challenge you on something, know that I'm doing so because I respect your opinion enough to either change it or adopt it.
 
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A discussion about the building linked by KootK can be found here.

thread815-412357
 
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