Civil Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Evaluation of geotechnical information
It is in this section that firm recommendations as to possible foundation types and modes of construction
should be given. Unless specified otherwise, it is the responsibility of the architect or consultant to decide
on the actual structure and the construction. For this reason the GIR should endeavour to list possible
alternatives: whether strip foundations are possible, if piling is a sensible proposition, etc. In the accom-
panying GDR, design calculations of each type of foundation are presented. If correlations were used to
derive geotechnical parameters or coefficients, the correlations and their applicability are also recorded.
If the investigation has been limited by specification or finance and the ground interpretation has been
based on limited information, it is important that this is recorded.
