Using Microcolumn Stiffeners to Fix Distortion Caused by Expansive Soils in Substructure and Superstructure Frames

Abstract

AbstractThis paper investigates a market building that suffered serious structural problems due to swelling soils. To assess the building’s reaction to upward swelling pressure, the analysis takes into account combinations of expansive soil loads, dead ...Practical ApplicationsExpansive soils are known for their problematic nature due to swelling and shrinking when subjected to wetting and drying. Structures experiencing distress from expansive soils necessitate consideration of alternative repair and ...