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This chapter covers two main topics. The first deals with the design principles for foundations on rock specially those for tall buildings (Section 11.2): both shallow footings and piles socketed in rocks are addressed. The second topic deals with the safety assessment of concrete dams on rock foundations (Section 11.3).
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Lo, K.Y., Hefny, A.M. (2001). Foundations on Rock. In: Rowe, R.K. (eds) Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Handbook. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1729-0_11
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