Foundation Design Handbook

Technical Report · Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1125016· OSTI ID:1125016

Carmody, John ^[1]; Mosiman, Garrett ^[1]; Handeen, Daniel ^[1]; Huelman, Patrick ^[2]; Christian, Jeffery ^[3]

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1. Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States). Center for Sustainable Building Research
2. Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States). Cold Climate Housing Program
3. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

The purpose of this handbook is to provide information that will enable designers, builders, and homeowners to understand foundation design problems and solutions. The foundation of a house is a somewhat invisible and sometimes ignored component of the building. It is increasingly evident, however, that attention to good foundation design and construction has significant benefits to the homeowner and the builder, and can avoid some serious future problems. Good foundation design and construction practice means not only insulating to save energy, but also providing effective structural design as well as moisture, termite, and radon control techniques where appropriate.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• Contributing Organization: Cold Climate Housing Program; Center for Sustainable Building Research
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1125016
• Report Number(s): ORNL/TM-2014/70
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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