Predicted and Actual Performance of a Structure in Expansive Soils

Abstract

The Medical Field Services School at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Tex., was constructed in 1970 and 1971. The performance of the structure was monitored using free-standing bench marks, grade-beam bench marks, and strain gages in three drilled piers. Performance of the structure was predicted using five analysis techniques presented in the literature. Actual and predicted performances were compared. Based on these results, the five analysis techniques are compared in their ability to predict the performance of a drilled pier foundation. Swelling soils.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA149669

Entities

People

  • Mark E. Simmons

Organizations

  • Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Bearings
  • Computer Programs
  • Construction
  • Diameters
  • Engineering
  • Groundwater
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Plastic Properties
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Reinforced Concrete
  • Shear Tests
  • Skin Friction
  • Soil Mechanics
  • Structural Loads

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  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.