Foundations design and construction for high-rise buildings in seismic areas

Abstract

Due to the unusual architectural forms of modern high-rise buildings, as well as an increase in design loads on their bases, geotechnics is developing. Experts in the field of bases and foundations solve increasingly complicated problems, as a result of which methods for calculating, designing and building hidden from the eyes, but very responsible and costly elements of the buildings that are the foundations, are improved. Hazardous natural processes, high seismicity, the risk of developing landslide processes complicate the task and make the problem of foundation engineering in such conditions even more urgent. The methods being developed for the construction of effective foundations have made it possible to erecting a number of high-rise buildings in seismic areas in recent years.