In the process of designing an economical structure, safety along with total cost must be balanced. This can attained by design optimization, however complex nature algorithms involved hinders its application. Further, there is a severe lack research on optimization reinforced concrete (RC) isolated footings. Therefore, main objective this to develop user-friendly tool for RC footings using adv...

During 1997 and 1998, members of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Radon Team installed 47 single-suction-point active soil depressurization (ASD) systems in 47 multiplex housing units located in 24 buildings in Guam. Subslab vacuum measurements performed within adjacent housing units found sufficient field extension to provide potential radon reduction within 39 additional units. Follow...

The presence of minor details the ground, including soil or rock masses, occurs more frequently than what is normally believed. Thin weak layers, shear bands, and slickensided surfaces can substantially affect behaviour foundations, as well that other geostructures. In fact, they failure mechanisms, ultimate bearing capacity footings, safety factor geotechnical system. this research, numericall...