Alternative foundation for reducing building losses due to foundation failure in soft soil

Sensitivity analysis of dynamic response of dam-reservoir-foundation system due to foundation material

The present study investigate the effects of mechanical properties of the rock layers in the foundation of concrete gravity dam on the seismic response of gravity dam–reservoir –foundation systems. The mutual effects of different domains are considered in the present research. As a case study the biggest section of Shafarud dam in the north of Iran is modeled two dimensionally using ABAQUS soft...

Base Level Evaluation in Buildings with Different Foundation Levels by Soil-foundation-structure Interaction

The base level is among the effective parameters in determining the seismic force on a structure, if the equivalent-static method is used for analyzing a structure. It is obvious that the base level is located on foundation in buildings in which foundation is built in a single level and there is not any interaction between the structure's walls and the soil; however, in some buildings which hav...

Constructivism: an Alternative Theoretical Foundation

One obvious alternative is to have students construct their own AVs, rather than having them interact with AVs constructed by someone else. While not motivated by learning theory, a few computer science educators have already explored so-called “animation assignments,” in which students are asked to construct their own AV of a given algorithm. For example, Brown (1988, Appendix A) describes ani...

“Building a foundation of trust”

Message from the Editor—Building a foundation of trust Trust is one of the most important components of an intact care provider-patient relationship. Of the many issues brought to the forefront by global changes affecting health care delivery, the erosion of trust between patient and physician has been identified as one of the most serious developments as it affects the core of care delivery. I...

Building on a Proper Foundation