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FOUNDATIONS
• Foundation Requirements
• Foundation Settlement
• Earth Materials
Classifying Earth Materials
Properties of Soils
Soils for Building Foundations
Subsurface Exploration and Soils Testing
CONSIDERATIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY IN SITE WORK, EXCAVATIONS, AND FOUNDATIONS
• Excavation
Excavation Support
Dewatering
• Foundations
Shallow Foundations
Deep Foundations
Seismic Base Isolation
• Underpinning
• Retaining Walls
GEOTEXTILES
• Waterproofing and Drainage
• Basement Insulation
• Shallow Frost-Protected Foundations
• Backfilling
• Up–Down Construction
• Designing Foundations
• Foundation Design and the Building Codes
Foundation work in progress for a midrise hotel and apartment building in Boston. The earth surrounding the excavation is retained with steel sheet piling supported by steel walers and tiebacks. Equipment enters and leaves the site via the earth ramp at the bottom of the picture. Although a large backhoe at the right continues to dig around old piles from a previous ...
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