Below-grade waterproofing systems can be critical features of building enclosure design, particularly when the structure has a deep foundation. As the foundation goes deeper, there is a greater ...

Each year the Concrete Foundations Association (CFA) based in Mt. Vernon, Iowa holds a contest to honor the best and most difficult foundation projects of the year. Over the years, contractors ...

A new study co-authored by Columbia SPS faculty member Evangelia Ieronymaki synthesizes more than 1,500 excavation case ...

If structural engineers of supertall buildings have slept soundly over the last half century, it is likely in part thanks to Clyde N. Baker Jr., a geotechnical engineer who advanced the science of ...

Completed in mid-2023 in the DUMBO section of Brooklyn, excavation and concrete foundation work on the 29 Jay St. office building required digging a 15-ft-deep basement to a minimum depth of 5 ft ...

Deep basements are becoming quite common in central business districts, downtown and prime high-rise developments where the land area is limited and costly. It is also common in cities which have ...