actually there exists a proprietary paint which can be applied to the concrete surface to render the concrete anti static. a good knowledge of the amount of ohms one requires to resist will help in establishing the right paint thickness requirement.
yr right but how do i achieve bracing if the site is 40m wide? and by the way we ve no push piers over here. i guess i ve to rely on reinforced concrete piles driven into the terrain prior to excavation deep enough for good anchorage. about twice as much as the length for the cantilever arm.
Indeed the depth of excavation is 8m below the bottom of d existing raft foundation of the upper villa. after excavating the 8m depth of foundation i will be in a position to cast my raft foundation which presumably is going to be circa 1.0m deep. the pillars will by this time be subjected to a...
thanks chipB for your valuable interest. but this is exactly my problem. my current idea is 2 drill into the clay a series of 1.0m diameter piles at circa 2 to 3m intervals depending on the anlalysis. this done i would run a cross member to tie the whole lot together against the lateral load...
if i have an existing villa on a soft clayish terrain and would like to excavate 4.0m from its lowest side by circa 8.0 m deep. any suggestions on how to contain the movement of the upper villa ??? seems like the latter has a concrete platform.
