Foundation Failure and Repair film

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Foundation Failure and Repair film

This film briefly explains the evolution of modern house foundations, summarises and illustrates the main causes of failure and describes a number of options for repair.

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Topics include:

  • a brief history of domestic foundations
  • problems of settlement, subsidence and heave
  • less common problems including landslip, flooding, earthquakes
  • identifying foundation problems
  • monitoring and investigation
  • ground stabilisation
  • repair options.

Format

  • It is 32 minutes long and is available in WMV, Flash and Quicktime formats.
  • Copyright UWE Bristol 2007

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