GEOLOGY AND FOUNDATIONS

This paper describes how geologic processes produce a variety of foundation conditions. It describes how the use of old topographic maps are often useful in revealing recently buried stream channels, marshes, or offshore deposits. An abandoned channel explained the disparity of borings for a building in Baltimore. It explains how the study of D.C. maps could have prevented a long delay before the construction of the General Accounting Office and building extensive underpinning of an expensive residence. However, in once instance, despite agreement between old and new topography, clay had been excavated for manufacturing bricks and was replaced by fill. While borings and tests give definite properties of individual samples, the adequacy of a foundation depends on the uniformity of support data that must be obtained from field observations and geologic considerations.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Published in Proceedings of the Fifth and Sixth Highway Geology Symposium, Volume II.
• Corporate Authors:

  Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

  Department of Civil Engineering, 3400 North Charles Street
  Baltimore, MD  United States  21218

  Maryland State Roads Commission

  State Highway Administration, 707 N Calvert Street
  Baltimore, MD  United States  21202
• Authors:
  • Barber, E S
• Conference:
  • Sixth Annual Symposium on Geology as Applied to Highway Engineering
  • Location: John Hopkins University
  • Date: 1955-2-18
• Publication Date: 1955-2-18

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 28p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Boring; Foundation engineering; Foundations; Geological surveying; Geology; Laboratory studies; Marshes; Topographic maps; Topography
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00929499
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 13 2002 12:00AM