Case Study of Detailed Settlement Analysis of an Old Residential Building within Lahore Fort, Pakistan | Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences: A. Physical and Computational Sciences 2018

Author(s)

Ehtesham Mehmood Department of Civil Engineering, University of Engineering & Technology,Lahore,Pakistan

Khawaja Adeel Tariq Department of Civil Engineering, Chenab College of Engineering and Technology,Gujranwala,Pakisan

Safeer Ullah Khan Department of Civil Engineering, University of Engineering & Technology,Lahore,Pakistan

Ammar Raza Department of Civil Engineering, University of Engineering & Technology,Lahore,Pakistan

Abstract

This study deals with settlement analysis of a single story old residential building constructed inside the Lahore fort, Pakistan. It was constructed on non-engineering fill and it exhibited major differential settlement. The building started to exhibit cracking and was rendered unserviceable in 2009. The building has to be demolished for the new proposed structure. Crack mapping was performed to get an idea about the prevailing structural condition of the building. Precise leveling was carried out to determine the exact amount of differential settlement in various parts of the building and its surrounding area. Soil investigation was carried out to determine the depth of the non-engineering ifll and any other factors that contributed to the excessive settlement of the building. The engineering properties of the associated soil samples were determined. Finite element analysis was carried out using computer aided software to suggest different foundation solutions for the site. A cost analysis was also carried out for the decided remedy.

Publication Details

Page(s) 1-9

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Published Journal: Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences: A. Physical and Computational Sciences, Volume: 55, Issue: 3, Year: 2018

Keywords

Settlement Foundation Nonengineering fill Soil investigation Shear cracks Lahore FortPakistan

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