Barrettes Founded in Bangkok Subsoils, Construction and Performance (original) (raw)

Barrettes become not an uncommon foundation element used to support multi-storey buildings, elevated expressways and underground station boxes in Bangkok, Thailand. The demand for barrettes is necessitated mainly by constraints of site conditions, construction method, equipment and extensive bearing capacity requirement, etc. This paper presents construction practice and the performance of barrette constructed in Bangkok metropolis. Trial trenching near a canal for assessment of trench stability and soil deformation are presented. Choice of barrette and common defects found in barrette are also discussed.

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