Modern Underpinning Development, Methods and Typical Examples Classic Reprint
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
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- Title
- Modern Underpinning Development, Methods and Typical Examples Classic Reprint
- Author
- Lazarus White
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- PAP
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1332059848
- ISBN 13
- 9781332059843
- Item weight
- 218 grams
Modern Underpinning reveals practical methods for protecting adjacent structures during deep excavations
This authoritative guide explains how engineers solve the big challenges of underpinning when nearby buildings, subways, or tunnels are at risk. It blends historical context with proven techniques used in major projects, showing how theory becomes reliable practice on the ground.
Readers will gain a clear, hands‑on view of underpinning as a practical discipline. The book covers how to plan, price, and execute underpinning work, from defining the scope to safely transferring loads to new piers, piles, and grillages. It emphasizes methods that minimize risk, protect existing structures, and keep construction moving in tight urban spaces.
With numerous real‑world examples and step‑by‑step descriptions, this edition highlights techniques for sinking pits, driving piles, wedging, and creating durable grillages. It also explains how temporary supports and clever framing help keep elevated structures and subway lines safe as foundations are renewed.
- How underpinning contracts evolved to include specific payment for safeguarding buildings.
- Methods for sinking pits, creating grout‑sealed joints, and transferring loads to new foundations.
- Techniques for piling, wedging, and using steel or concrete elements in grillages.
- Strategies for temporarily supporting large structures, including elevated railroad columns.
Ideal for readers of engineering practice, construction planning, and city‑scale redevelopment, this book equips professionals to tackle underpinning with confidence.
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