Building Structures--Foundation

Engineered Buildings Questions

Event/Date: ___________________________________________ Investigator: _________________________

Short description of observation: ___________________________ Date of observation: ____________________

I. Location (please be as detailed as possible)

Address Additional Address City State Zip Country
Number Street (indicate street, road, avenue, lane, etc.) (room, suite, floor, etc.)

Alternative description or name:__________________________________________________________________

Map Reference
Latitude Longitude Direction Thomas Bros. Page No.

II. Building Behavior

What type of foundation is there for the building? What is the condition of the backfill around the structure?
Reinforced concrete mat slab No damage
Reinforced concrete spread or continuous Water presence
footings Cracks
Concrete slab-on-grade Subsidence
Masonry foundation Slumping
Stone foundation Movement of attachments (stairs, walks, etc.)
Pile foundation Breakage of utility lines
Caisson foundation Other ________________________
Other ________________________ Are there any surface ground ruptures in soils around the
Is there excessive vertical foundation movement? building?

No vertical movement Yes (vertical offset)

Punching of columns relative to footing or Yes (horizontal offset)
slab-on-grade No
Rotation of columns relative to footing or slab-
Did subsoil liquefaction (sand boils) occur?
on-grade
Unknown
Gaps under footings
Yes
Rocking of footings
No
Damage to grade beams
Settlement of foundations What is the condition of the basement walls?
Tension cracks in piles Unknown
Other ________________________ N/A
Poor
Is there excessive horizontal foundation movement? Fair
No horizontal movement Good
Open cracks in basement slab
Cracks and/or offsets in basement walls Are there any horizontal cracks in the basement walls that
Open cracks between backfill and foundaiton indicate high dynamic soil pressure?
walls Unknown
Rotation of footings Yes
Cracking of pile foundations No
Rupture of pile foundations
Cripple wall failure
Other ________________________
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Engineered Buildings Questions
II. Building Behavior (cont.)
Is there any evidence of pre-existing deterioration of the Is there any fault displacement present?
foundation? Unknown
Unknown Yes
Yes No
No
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