The issue of national identity in architecture has two main aspects: retrospective (historical) and modern with a view to the further development of architectural and construction practices. Recent controversial years have ...

Laboratory and experimental tests in huge amount are required during engineering surveys for large and critical buildings and structures especially in complex geological conditions. The laboratory investigations are ...

The design of shallow foundations is performed in accordance with di erent building regulations depending on geotechnical and geological conditions. This paper involves the design calculations applying Kazakhstani and ...

High-rise buildings pose new challenges for engineers, especially in the field of calculations and design of above-ground structures, bases and foundations. Some consideration the anticipated responses to adjacent buildings ...

The current calculating theories of massive constructions are based on the simplified models without consideration of factors settlement as nonhomogeneous environments interaction, the interacting environments nonlinearity ...

The bearing capacity and settlement of pile foundation were greatly influenced by the temperature variations of soil ground around pile foundation. This paper presented a short report about laboratory static load tests by ...

Aerated concrete (AC), such as cellular concrete, autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC), and non-autoclaved aerated concrete (NAAC), having excellent insulation properties, is commonly used in buildings located in cold ...