construction of high rise building ( civil engineering )

Running Head : CONSTRUCTION OF BASEMENT OF A TWENTY STOREY BUILDING IN GOLDCOAST , AUSTRALIA

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Construction of Basement of High Rise Building

Introduction

The foundation is the first section of a building to be constructed and creates a base for the rest of a house 's components . The foundation carries and transfers the load of the building onto the ground and is usually located below the ground surface level . The bearing capacity of the ground is the amount of load that can be

supported by the ground on which the building rests . The following are the different forces that the foundation encounters

Dead loads- the constant weight of the building arising from the walls floors , roof etc

Live loads (imposed loads ) - this is the weight of items like furniture goods and people and they are movable . These also include weight resulting from rain and snow

Wind loads- these are the loads caused by the wind . These may be positive of negative

The foundation is supposed to support the building and safeguard it from lateral and vertical geological actions . High rise buildings require a firmer foundation because of the high center of gravity

In Australia , some of the types of foundations in use for the construction of buildings are

Piled foundation

Raft foundation

Piled raft foundation

Non-piled raft foundation

Slab foundation

Slab-pile foundation

Basement foundation

When a structure is constructed on the ground , it exerts pressure on the top soil . Due to...