Building foundation design handbook
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6980439
This design handbook contains a concise set of typical residential foundation construction details and recommends cost-effective insulation levels for a variety of basements, crawl spaces, and slab-on-grade foundations for most US regions. The construction details are accompanied by the critical design information needed for specifying structural integrity; thermal and vapor controls; subsurface drainage; waterproofing; backfilling and compaction; and decay, termite, and radon control measures. 402 refs., 122 figs., 97 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA); Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis (USA). Underground Space Center
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- OSTI ID:
- 6980439
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL/Sub-86-72143/1; ON: DE88013350
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320100* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Buildings
BASEMENTS
BUILDING CODES
BUILDING MATERIALS
BUILDINGS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
CONCRETES
CONSTRUCTION
CONTROL
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
DATA
DESIGN
DIAGRAMS
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY TRANSFER
ENGINEERING DRAWINGS
FLUIDS
FOUNDATIONS
GASES
HEAT TRANSFER
INFORMATION
MATERIALS
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
NONMETALS
NUMERICAL DATA
PEST CONTROL
RADON
RARE GASES
SIMULATION
SLABS
SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS
SPECIFICATIONS
SUBSURFACE STRUCTURES
SUPPORTS
THERMAL INSULATION
WATERPROOFING
320100* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Buildings
BASEMENTS
BUILDING CODES
BUILDING MATERIALS
BUILDINGS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
CONCRETES
CONSTRUCTION
CONTROL
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
DATA
DESIGN
DIAGRAMS
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY TRANSFER
ENGINEERING DRAWINGS
FLUIDS
FOUNDATIONS
GASES
HEAT TRANSFER
INFORMATION
MATERIALS
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
NONMETALS
NUMERICAL DATA
PEST CONTROL
RADON
RARE GASES
SIMULATION
SLABS
SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS
SPECIFICATIONS
SUBSURFACE STRUCTURES
SUPPORTS
THERMAL INSULATION
WATERPROOFING