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Low rise buildings on shrinkable clay soils - Part 1 (Superseded edition)
Publisher
BRE Archive
Author
BRE
Format
4 pages
Subject / Keyword
DG240(1980), foundations, subsidence, trees, tree roots, clay soils, moisture content, swelling, shrinkage, plasticity index,
Published Date
01-Aug-1980
ISBN
0117250651
THIS PUBLICATION HAS BEEN ARCHIVED.
Whilst this publication can still be purchased some of the information in it has been superseded by more recent research and standards. The BRE Group does not accept any responsibility whatsoever for any loss or damage, including - without limitation - indirect or consequential loss or damage arising from use, or loss of use, of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this document.
The need for additional guidance on building on clay soils was established by concern at the high incidence of subsidence damage during the 1975-76 drought. This digest supplements the earlier three-part digest 'Soils and foundations' - nos. 63, 64 and 67 - and is based on work done by BRE following the drought.
Digest 240 describes the shrinking and swelling behaviour of clay soils and shows the general location within the UK of the more common shrinkable clays.
Related Digests:
Digest 241, part 2 of this digest, discusses designs which should provide stable foundations in more adverse circumstances (suitable to withstand the larger movements sometimes induced by root action) and Digest 242, part 3 of this digest, describes the design of bored pile and beam foundations.
Digest 240 (1980) was replaced by a new edition in 1993.
Book Archived
Low rise buildings on shrinkable clay soils - Part 1 (Superseded edition)
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