How do Structural Engineers do Foundation Repairs?

United States 22.06.2021 As the weather changes throughout a year, as like the characteristics of the building vary. Two things

are responsible for the various damages of the building.

1. Natural calamities
2. Man-made issues

The natural calamities such as earthquake, flood, tornadoes, storms, hailstones and hurricanes immensely damage the building

structure from outside. The main of them are roof shingles breakage, roof holes, tree fall on roof, swelling for doors and window

which make them difficult to open and close.

The man-made issues such as violence, poor building material, using expansive clay or soil, unexperienced planning and structural

calculations. Unskilled Structural Design and Analysis. At this situation, foundation repair by qualified and

licensed engineer is must.

The life expectancy of a building greatly depends upon the foundation of a building.

What are the signs by which you must do foundation repair?

Cracked/ broken foundation

Cracked bricks

Uneven and cracked floors

Uneven windows and doors

A foundation damage leads to decrease in the value of property, safety and equipment hazards.

The materials such as carbon stripes, dead man anchors, I-beams and wall anchors are used for the repair of foundation.

Proper Structural Design and Analysis is required in which the designing

of walls, foundation, columns, slabs, trusses and connectors is present. The other areas of Structural Design and Analysis are:

Steel design

Wood design

Concrete design

Concrete foundation design

The structural engineers select the quality of materials which are suitable for building. The main materials which are

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