SPECIFICATIONS

File No.: FN321
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 1
1.1 BACKGROUND .............................................................................................. 1
1.2 OBJECTIVES .................................................................................................. 1
2.0 REVIEW OF PREVIOUS REPORTS ........................................................................ 1
3.0 FOUNDATION RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................... 2
3.1 SCREW PILES ................................................................................................ 2
3.2 CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE PILES ............................................................... 4
3.3 BASEMENT FOOTINGS .................................................................................. 7
4.0 FLOOR RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................................................. 9
4.1 GRADE SUPPORTED FLOORS ........................................................................ 9
4.2 STRUCTURALLY SUPPORTED FLOORS ........................................................ 11
5.0 SULPHATE ATTACK ........................................................................................... 12
6.0 EARTHQUAKE DESIGN PARAMETERS .............................................................. 13
7.0 CLOSURE ............................................................................................................ 14