Wooden foundations history and prospects
Wooden foundations have been in use since ancient times. With the advent of new materials and technologies they have been almost completely driven out of building practice. The main disadvantage of such foundations is their short service life. However, there are historical examples in which wooden f...
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| description | Wooden foundations have been in use since ancient times. With the advent of new materials and technologies they have been almost completely driven out of building practice. The main disadvantage of such foundations is their short service life. However, there are historical examples in which wooden foundations had been used for hundreds of years. In the opinion of the author, if comply with proper rules of operation, wood can be effectively used as foundation and for foundation strengthening in modern foundation engineering. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e2826167ae224252939da4154770192a2022-12-21T22:51:20ZengEDP SciencesMATEC Web of Conferences2261-236X2016-01-01860402110.1051/matecconf/20168604021matecconf_ipicse2016_04021Wooden foundations history and prospectsCherkasova Lyudmila0Moscow State University of Civil EngineeringWooden foundations have been in use since ancient times. With the advent of new materials and technologies they have been almost completely driven out of building practice. The main disadvantage of such foundations is their short service life. However, there are historical examples in which wooden foundations had been used for hundreds of years. In the opinion of the author, if comply with proper rules of operation, wood can be effectively used as foundation and for foundation strengthening in modern foundation engineering.http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20168604021 |
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