Download or read book Tall Building Foundation Design written by Harry Poulos and published by CRC Press. This book was released on with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive guide to the design of foundations for tall buildings outlines various foundation options followed by the general principles of foundation design applied to tall buildings. It differentiates the preliminary, detailed and final design stages. Methods of assessment of the geotechnical design parameters are emphasised throughout. Detailed treatment is given to foundation design for various conditions, including ultimate stability, serviceability, ground movements, dynamic loadings and seismic loadings; and to basement wall design. The last part of the book deals with pile load testing and foundation performance measurement, and provides a number of case histories.