Drainage blanket: a pressure relief system

The purpose of this dissertation is the study of hydrostatic uplift pressure, or flotation, below underground structures. This dissertation will discuss the causes of the hydrostatic uplift pressure and the problems associated with it, and the various methods of providing resistance against this upl...

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Main Author: Teo, Khee Hwang.
Other Authors: Shanrnuganayagam, Venayagampillai
Format: Theses and Dissertations
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/6602
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
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Summary:The purpose of this dissertation is the study of hydrostatic uplift pressure, or flotation, below underground structures. This dissertation will discuss the causes of the hydrostatic uplift pressure and the problems associated with it, and the various methods of providing resistance against this uplift force.