| Wed Jul 28, 2010 | Post #1 | S L Gupta (Civil Engg)
Join date: Mar 2008 | Dear Joe Kurian
You should contact structural engineer ( civil engineer) near by your city or town who can advice you properly after inspecting the site and some lab. test, bearing capicity of soil etc are also necessary to calculate the foundation depth and other design. My advice is that do proper treatment according to design, you are spending huge amount to construct your dream house and the expenditure on the design is negligible. | | |
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| Sat Jul 31, 2010 | Post #2 | RAJNIKANT ROHIT
Join date: Jul 2010 |  Post subject: MANOVRUTI CONSULATANT (CIVIL)
As a consulting engineer i would suggest you not to go for pile foundations, its not feasible as per economical point of view. You must go deep within until you find a hard rock and get the samples tested with a geotechnical laboratory near your place.
I recommend you a STRUCTURAL ENGINEER for stability of the structure and A ARCHITECT for asthetics point of view.
Again you must appoint a CIVIL ENGINEER who visits your site twice a week and co- ordinate with the structural designer and architect. This is a practice which no owner wants to put in practice.
YOU SPENDS LAKHS OF RUPEES IN BUILDING YOUR DREAM HOME AND NEGLECTS SOME 3 TO 5 THOUSAND RUPEES BY AVOIDUNG A CIVIL ENGINEER IS NOT A GOOD PRACTICE.
Thanking You
Regards
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| Mon Aug 02, 2010 | Post #3 | joe kurian
Join date: Jul 2010 | hi guys
thank you for your advice.i will consult an appropriate person before we go ahead.
joe | | |
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| Mon Aug 02, 2010 | Post #4 | arun
Join date: Jun 2010 | Post subject: Status pls
Hi Mr.joe,
I am also planning to construct a house in clay soil.
Have you received any advice from your civil engineer or from geotechnical laboratory.
Share with me , it will helpful to me.
Regards
Arun
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| Mon Aug 09, 2010 | Post #5 | joe kurian
Join date: Jul 2010 | hi Arun i have not cosulted any one yet.For me its going to be a long term issue so may not do anything till october | | |
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| Thu Sep 02, 2010 | Post #6 | joe kurian
Join date: Jul 2010 | hi Arun
i cosulted a civil engneer they tested the soil after digging down.they found hard sooil 6 meters beneeth.The end result was to go for a piller raft foundation.Which sound like we need to put pillars to the hard soil and make raft on top and build above.Or to go for raft foundation which basicaly spread the weight across..
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