FOUNDATION PROBLEMS IN EUROPE: THEIR COST, CAUSES, HANDLING AND AVOIDANCE

This paper presents the results of two questionnaire surveys, carried out by the members of Working Group C, concerned with case histories of COST Action C7, the European Commission's Committee on Soil-Structure Interaction in Urban Civil Engineering. The purpose of one survey was to investigate the cost in Europe arising from damage to structures due to foundation problems, to determine the main reasons for such problems, and to identify what actions would minimise the cost of such problems and help avoid their occurrence. The purpose of the other survey was to investigate the practice in Europe for handling cases of structural damage due to geotechnical problems. From the results of these surveys, it is demonstrated that the cost of damage due to foundation problems generally exceeds the costs due to other types of problems and that the practice on the handling of cases of damage differs between the various countries in Europe. Recommendations are made for avoiding damage to structures due to geotechnical problems.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

  Institute for Geotechnical Engineering
  Zurich,   Switzerland  8093
• Authors:
  • Orr, TLL
• Conference:
  • Planning and Engineering for the Cities of Tomorrow. Second International Conference on Soil Structure Interaction in Urban Civil Engineering
  • Location: Zurich, Switzerland
  • Date: 2002-3-7 to 2002-3-8
• Publication Date: 2002

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 467-472

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Civil engineering; Costs; Foundation engineering; Prevention; Questionnaires; Recommendations; Soil structure interaction; Surveys; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Structural damage
• Geographic Terms: Europe
• Subject Areas: Construction; Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; Public Transportation; Research; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00930506
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 3000091696
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 9 2002 12:00AM