Abstract:
As building density in urban settings growing across the United States, the effects of construction activities on neighboring structures are becoming a concern. This presentation will discuss how construction activities impact the soil surrounding the construction site and outlines what steps should be implemented before the site work begins to mitigate the risk of causing damages to adjacent properties. This will be informative to contractors who do excavating and construction of foundation systems. This presentation will be structured in four parts. Part I will focus on the preconstruction phase and explain how to identify the structures that are potentially at risk of being damaged by planned construction activities. Part II will explain how both geotechnical and structural engineering knowledge may be used to quantify the risks posed by construction. Part III will talk about how to establish a monitoring plan to implement during construction and list typical monitoring tools and techniques. Lastly, Part 4 will review some case studies and lessons learned from the experiences.