Design of basement slabs against hydrostatic uplift

• Main Author: Subhash Anand.
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Structural Engineering
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Geotechnical
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/41663
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In Singapore many high-rise buildings have been supported on raft foundations. As high water table is encountered at many locations in Singapore, the base slabs of these deep foundations are subject to large hydrostatic forces. To design a base slab to withstand the loads imposed would result in mas...