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Be Thankful Your House Foundation is Intact

November 27, 2008 rockman Failures Comments Off on Be Thankful Your House Foundation is Intact

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I randomly came accross a blog entry from Lt. Col. George W. Runkle USAFR (Ret.), a consulting Structural Engineer with Runkle Consulting, Inc. in Loganville Georgia.  His practice appears to be […]

Foundations for the tallest skyscrapers
Miscellaneous

Foundations of the World’s Tallest Skyscrapers

July 2, 2021 rockman Miscellaneous Comments Off on Foundations of the World’s Tallest Skyscrapers

How do the foundation configurations compare for six of the world’s tallest skyscrapers? The folks at Groundworks, a residential and commercial foundation repair company, put together this sweet infographic to answer just that! Source: How […]

Drilled shaft foundation layout for the Burj Khalifa
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Pile Supported Raft Foundation in Burj Khalifa

August 1, 2013 rockman Project Related Comments Off on Pile Supported Raft Foundation in Burj Khalifa

The Burj Khalifa is founded on pile supported raft foundation consisting of 194 bored-in-situ piles or drilled shafts as we commonly call them in the US with a 12 foot thick mat. The piles were […]