Building Construction Handbook, Eighth Edition

4 SUBSTRUCTURE

FOUNDATIONS † FUNCTION, MATERIALS AND SIZING

Foundation beds

Short bored pile foundations

Foundation types and selection

Piled foundations

Retaining walls

Gabions and mattresses

Basement construction

Waterproofing basements

Excavations

Concrete production

Cofferdams

Caissons

Underpinning

Ground water control

Soil stabilisation and improvement

Reclamation of waste land

Contaminated sub-soil treatment