Structural, Construction, and Procedural Failures Associated with Long-Term Pyritic Soil Expansion at a Private Elementary School in Pennsylvania

Autor:	M. Kevin Parfitt, R. Gary Garvin, Daniel J. Jones
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	Construction management Engineering business.industry Expansive clay Foundation (engineering) Building and Construction Subgrade Civil engineering Term (time) Soil material Forensic engineering Damages Safety Risk Reliability and Quality business Soil movement Civil and Structural Engineering
Zdroj:	Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities. 25:56-66
ISSN:	1943-5509 0887-3828
DOI:	10.1061/(asce)cf.1943-5509.0000073
Popis:	This paper examines the background, history, and results of multiple investigations associated with pyrite-based expansive soils spanning almost 40 years in conjunction with a private elementary school located in western Pennsylvania. The school was initially designed in 1960. Original construction was completed in September 1961 and the first signs of distress, which were primarily related to slab heave, were reported in early 1962. One wing of the school, a 1965 classroom addition (1965 addition) with different structural and foundation systems, did not experience any expansive soil-related damages and served as a valuable comparison throughout multiple subsequent investigations. Pyritic soil material in the subgrade in conjunction with oxygen-rich groundwater was determined to be the cause of soil movement and building distress. Expansive soil-related problems at the school continued for decades despite an investigation, civil court action, and judgment in the late 1960s followed by a remediation progr...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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