Abstract: Forensic evaluations of residential structures often make use of relative elevation surveys of the floor slab. The objective for the analysis of these data is to estimate the postconstruction distortions which have occurred ...

Abstract: An analysis of the levelness of three residential floor slabs constructed on-grade in the Phoenix, Arizona, metropolitan area is presented. The slabs were built using typical methods by a trade subcontractor for a large ...

Abstract: Uncertainties about the initial surface elevation of the slab-on-grade floor of a residential single-family home have been shown to complicate the analysis of elevation survey data for single slabs. However, because ...

Abstract: The effect of varying percentages of large aggregate on the maximum dry density and optimum water content of clay is investigated through a series of laboratory compaction tests. Rock content (material retained on the No. ...

Abstract: Forensic engineering investigations of residential structures often include measurements of elevation differences across the slab-on-grade floor as an indicator of movement (settlement or heave) of the underlying soil. ...

Abstract: An evaluation of water sources and extent of wetting at a collapsible soil site is presented. The field and laboratory data were collected after distress of an existing structure was observed. The underlying soils at the ...

Abstract: Drilled shaft load-settlement analysis is frequently performed using load-transfer curves known as t-z curves. Many t-z curves are discussed in the literature, and are often used for approximate analyses. The peak skin ...

Abstract: Theoretical and computational studies of supply chains are confined mainly to buyer-supplier dyads. Evaluation of more tiers in the construction sector specifically is also rare, perhaps in part because short-term partnerships ...