Originally Posted By: mcyr This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Robert;
Educated me as to why people would actually build a structure on Marine Clay and not have it structurally designed for that type of soil.
I understand that their are problems with existing dwellings already built and need to be identified.
Who out there is building these structures with complete disregard to geotechnical designs and structural design for these circumstances?
Isn't there any control anymore on this situation?
Does not anyone know of spread footings and additional reinforcement for these situations?
Originally Posted By: roconnor This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Building typical spread footing foundations (even ones that are heavily reinforced) on shallow layers of expansive soils is just asking for trouble due to the high moisture content changes is the soils closer to the surface.
