| Vol. - No. | Vol.4 - No.4 |
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| Date | Dec., 2015 |
| Title | GEOTECHNICAL PARAMETER ASSESSMENT FOR TALL BUILDING FOUNDATION DESIGN |
| Author | Harry G. Poulos1 and Frances Badelow2 |
| Institutions |
1 Senior Principal, Coffey Geotechnics, Australia 19F, Citadel Tower B, 799 Pacific Highway, Chatswood, NSW Australia 2067 (corresponding author). 2Mott MacDonald, L10, 383 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Q1678, Australia |
| Abstract | This paper discusses the design parameters that are required for the design of high-rise building foundations, and suggests that the method of assessment for these parameters should be consistent with the level of complexity involved for various stages in the design process. Requirements for effective ground investigation are discussed, together with relevant in-situ and laboratory test techniques for deriving the necessary strength and stiffness parameters. Some empirical correlations are also presented to assist in the early stages of design, and to act as a check for parameters that are deduced from more detailed testing. Pile load testing is then discussed and a method of interpreting bi-directional tests to obtain pile design parameters is outlined. Examples of the application of the assessment process are described, including high-rise projects in Dubai and Saudi Arabia |
| Keyword | Case histories; foundations; geotechnical parameters; laboratory testing; in-situ testing; pile load tests |
| PP. | PP.227~239 |
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