Foundation Sinking

It looks like your consultant and external consultant are shortchanging you. with out knowing the soil condition and soil chemistery its foolish to design foundations it seems form your statement they have assumed the soil conditions and chemistery with out conducting or asking for the tests.

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Thanks a lot Energygod.Each one of them had maintained record but all cooked up.I think the best solution is what u have stated.Some have suggested sand piling.What's your view?Also how do we check other foundations that are near by but have not yet sunk.

My experience with the "grout" injection has been very positive. No experience with sand.

Regarding other foundations- if they have not sunk NOW, they are likely OK. You could try some artificial loading with whatever "heavy" stuff you might have around, but that fact that the problem foundation sank when all others did not suggests a site specific issue.

Hope all works out well.

enerygod answered the question. "sandjacking & mudjacking which is better for your situation?

Hi,from construction point of view,soil investigations was to be done before strat of construction,soil bearing,organics contents,underground conditions like burrongs,cavities etc,etc..earth tremmors etc,etc ..etc..but again it can be a reason for soil sinking from a cause of severe moisture variations like introduction of deep/shallow wells from the nearby vicities,nearby introductions of dams(ponds) which alters soils moistures in high magnitudes(increase of moisture facilitates soil particles lubrications hence lowering shear forces of the soils, etc)... so still I cant go much against second consultants conclusions if at all all soil tests undertaking were done before construction...bearing into mind that internal water flows can be triggered after disturbance of soils as it happens during construction plus machines vibrations(mixers etc)...and if is so,then there is nobody exactly to blame!! it should be a mutual responsibility on the issue!!!

Arold Tanzania..

Thanks a lot to all of u. regards