Alternative Title
Paper No. 1.22
Location
St. Louis, Missouri
Date
10 Mar 1998, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Abstract
Due to the high cost premiums associated with development on virgin lands, it is not uncommon to find new structures planned for construction over filled grounds. Such structures vary in function ranging from industrial facilities to public institutions. This paper presents three case histories related to construction or shallow foundations on random fill for a factory building, a public library, and a college building. The factory building was constructed partly over deep uncontrolled fill with little foundation improvement and partly over residual soils. The library was constructed partly over a randomly filled, abandoned quarry and partly over pinnacled limestone and residual soils. Foundations in the quarry area were treated by preloading, while others were improved by selective undercutting. Foundations for the college building were constructed on improved ground using deep dynamic compaction. The case histories illustrate that shallow foundations, with some type of ground improvement, can be used in uncontrolled fill areas. In limited cases, where a greater differential movement can be tolerated, foundations may require relatively little ground improvement. In all cases, however, where shallow foundations arc planned for construction over uncontrolled fill, it is paramount to recognize and disclose the attendant risk to future settlement.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
4th Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 1998 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Massoudi, Nasser, "Foundation Construction on Random Fill" (1998). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 50.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/4icchge/4icchge-session01/50
Foundation Construction on Random Fill
St. Louis, Missouri
Due to the high cost premiums associated with development on virgin lands, it is not uncommon to find new structures planned for construction over filled grounds. Such structures vary in function ranging from industrial facilities to public institutions. This paper presents three case histories related to construction or shallow foundations on random fill for a factory building, a public library, and a college building. The factory building was constructed partly over deep uncontrolled fill with little foundation improvement and partly over residual soils. The library was constructed partly over a randomly filled, abandoned quarry and partly over pinnacled limestone and residual soils. Foundations in the quarry area were treated by preloading, while others were improved by selective undercutting. Foundations for the college building were constructed on improved ground using deep dynamic compaction. The case histories illustrate that shallow foundations, with some type of ground improvement, can be used in uncontrolled fill areas. In limited cases, where a greater differential movement can be tolerated, foundations may require relatively little ground improvement. In all cases, however, where shallow foundations arc planned for construction over uncontrolled fill, it is paramount to recognize and disclose the attendant risk to future settlement.
