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(B)
(C)
Figure 14.3.
Diagram illustrating the geotechnical engineering incorporated into the structure of
the Ross River School, Yukon Territory, Canada. (A) The insulated building uses heat-pump chilled
foundations; (B) calculated temperatures; and (C) measured temperatures. From Baker and
Goodrich (1990).
The disadvantage of pile foundations is their cost, which is especially signifi cant for
small buildings, such as private homes. Because the bearing capacity of piles largely
depends on the adfreeze bond that develops either between the frozen slurry used as
backfi ll and the surface of the pile or between the interface of the backfi ll and the native
