The paper deals with selection of foundations for bearing walls of residential buildings depending on the strength of soil and taking into account the economic benefit. Based on in-situ investigation of soil conditions in different Lithuanian regions and construction technologies, it was found that the cost of foundations comprise 2.5–6% of total costs, and takes up 6–10% of construction time. Strip and pile foundations were analysed taking into account dimensions and mode of production. The proposed case study model enables to save up to 30–50% of foundation costs. It has a significant influence on entire life cycle costs of.
Sušinskas, S., Turskis, Z., Stasiškis, A., Valickas, J., & Rudžionis, Žymantas. (2014). The efficiency analysis of foundations for buildings with bearing walls for Lithuanian soil conditions. Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 20(6), 893-898. https://doi.org/10.3846/13923730.2014.982698
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