Combined Pile and Slab Foundations of Multistory Buildings: Calculation, Design, and Evaluation

Abstract

The methods of calculating and designing pile-raft foundations are analyzed. Certain inconsistencies resulting in inefficient designs of foundations for multistory buildings are shown to arise in using the normative provisions. Engineering methods of determining foundation parameters in calculations based on the maximum admissible deformations and a method of evaluating the effectiveness of these methods are proposed.