Accepted Engineering Guidelines & Practices
What Is An Engineering Standard?
Determinate Versus Indeterminate Structures
A Short History of Houston Residential Foundation Design & Construction
Accepted Industry Practices Regarding Slab Foundation Performance
Guidelines For The Evaluation & Repair Of Residential Foundations
The Texas Board of Professional Engineers – What They Require
TREC
Slab Performance and the TREC SOP
Current TREC Requirements Regarding Slab Foundations
Why Inspectors Should Stay Away From The Repair Question
More On TREC & Foundation Performance
Slab Foundation Performance
Slab Foundation Performance & Brick Tie Failure
Slab Foundation Performance & Brick Veneer Arches
Slab Foundation Performance & Cornice Distortion
Slab Foundation Performance & Door Frame Distortion
Slab Foundation Performance & Fire
Slab Foundation Performance & Fireplace Chimney Rotation
Slab Foundation Performance & Levelness
Slab Foundation Performance & Vertical Brick Veneer Joints
Miscellaneous Articles
Slab-On-Ground Foundations: The Relation Of Analysis / Design To Performance Assessment
Common Misunderstandings About Newly Placed Slab Foundations
Creep – What Is It & Why Is It Important?
How High Ceilings Cause Distress In Adjoining Walls
Do Floods Affect Slab-On-Ground Foundations?
Do Slab Foundations Have A Future in Houston?
Glossary Of Slab Foundation Terms
The Many Meanings Of Structural
How To Respond To An Unhappy Client
Why Some Engineers Describe Their Reports As Preliminary
Options For Improving Foundation Performance
Oyster Shell Concrete Slab Foundations
Performance Indicators Versus Repair Indicators
Pier-Supported Slab Foundations
Post-Tensioned Slabs Versus Conventionally Reinforced Slabs
Slab Foundation Repair
Builder Piers Versus Repair Piles/Piers
Determinate Versus Indeterminate Structures
How Slab Repair Contractors Cheat
Slab Foundation Second Opinion Triggers
Why Foundation Repair Contractors Do Not Actually Repair Foundations
Slab Foundation Performance Reports
Checklist Reports, Engineering Judgment & The Texas Board Of Professional Engineers
Common Problems With Foundation Reports
Engineering Repair Certifications
How & How Not To Craft A Foundation Performance Opinion
How An Engineering Slab Foundation Report Can Save Your Seller Money & Time
Questions Every Slab Foundation Performance Report Should Address
Concrete
Concrete As A Structural Material
Concrete Repair For Post-Tensioned Slabs
Conventionally Reinforced Slab Concrete Repair
How Corner Cracks Are Repaired
Creep – What Is It & Why Is It Important?
Current TREC Requirements Regarding Slab Foundations
Determinate Versus Indeterminate Structures
Problems With Concrete Beam Calculations
Repairing Corner Cracks In Slab Foundations
Repairing Horizontal Cracks In Slab Foundations
How Corner Cracks Are Repaired
Slab-on-Ground Foundations & Concrete Repair
Diagnosing Distress
Diagnosing Brick Veneer Cracking
Diagnosing Cracks In Ceiling Drywall
Diagnosing Cracks In Floor Tile
Diagnosing Floor Tiles Sounding Hollow
Diagnosing Downstairs Floor Slopes
Distress Commonly Assumed (incorrectly) To Be Due To Foundation Movement
Selling Foundation Repair
Fix-It Right, Fix-It For Good: Is Slab Foundation Repair Permanent?
Floor Slopes Versus Tilt Versus Deflection
Foundation Repair Contractor Ads
Piers, Piles, Perma This, and Cable That
How An Engineering Slab Foundation Report Can Save Your Seller Money & Time
How Can You Investigate A Slab Foundation When You Can See Only A Small Portion?
Questions & Answers
How Far Out-Of-Level Is A Slab Foundation Allowed To Be?
How Reliable Are Deflection Calculations?
How Important Is Deflection To Foundation Performance?
What Is A Drywall Stress Mark?
What Is A Structural Engineer Of Record?
What is a Structural Engineer?
What Is The Best House To Buy Foundation Wise?
What’s Wrong With This Picture?
What Causes Horizontal Cracks In Slab Foundations?
What Constitutes Positive Drainage?
When Is Foundation Repair Warranted?
When Should A Slab-On-Ground Foundation Be Leveled Or Underpinned?
When Should The Cables Be Stressed?
Where Are The Expansive Soils?
Why Are Post-Tensioned Slabs So Popular?
What Engineers Bring to a Transaction
What Makes Foundation Reports Different
What Makes A Slab Crack Structurally Significant?
Why Bare Ground Is A Problem For Slab Foundations
Why Foundation Repair Contractors Do Not Repair Slab Foundations
Why Inspectors Should Stay Away From The Repair Question
Why Stiffer Foundations Have Higher Elevation Differences
Why Today’s Slab Foundations Are So Much Better Than Earlier Slabs
Why Trees & Slab-on-Ground Foundations Do Not Get Along
Why Would An Engineer Design & Seal A Minimal Slab Foundation?
Why You Want To Avoid Foundation Repair
How Moisture Makes Clay Soils Swell
How Slab Foundations Are Lifted
How Slab-On-Ground Foundations Work
How The Shape Of A Slab Affects Performance
How TREC Inspectors Fail To Craft A Foundation Performance Opinion
How You Can Repair Concrete Cracks Using Epoxy Injection
Important Things To Keep In Mind
Judging The Competency Of A Foundation Repair Contractor 1
Elevation Measurements
What The Army Corps Of Engineers Say About Elevation Measurements
What The Texas Section ASCE Says About Elevation Measurements
Maintaining Slab Foundations
Maintenance of Slab Foundations: Introduction
Maintenance Of Slab Foundations: Existing Foundations
Maintenance of Slab Foundations: New Construction
Modern Slab on Ground Design & Construction
Options For Improving Foundation Performance
Oyster Shell Concrete Slab Foundations
Performance Indicators Versus Repair Indicators
Pier-Supported Slab Foundations
Post-Tensioned Slabs Versus Conventionally Reinforced Slabs
Problems With Concrete Beam Calculations
Questions Every Slab Foundation Performance Report Should Address
Roof Gutters & Slab Foundations
Rotating & Deflecting Brick Veneer
Segmented Piles Versus Bell-Bottom Piers
Should TREC Inspectors Make Elevation Measurements?
Since You Can’t See The Slab, How Can You Inspect It?
Slab Foundation Distortion Modes
Slab Foundation Distortion Modes
What You Need To Know About The Center Lift Distortion Mode
What You Need To Know About The Edge Lift Distortion Mode
Slab Foundation Performance
Slab Foundation Performance & Brick Veneer Arches
Slab Foundation Performance & Cornice Distortion
Slab Foundation Performance & Door Frame Distortion
Slab Foundation Performance & Fire
Slab Foundation Performance & Fireplace Chimney Rotation
Slab Foundation Performance & Levelness
Slab Foundation Performance & Vertical Brick Veneer Joints
Slab Foundation Repair and The Lure Of Magical Thinking
Slab Foundation Repair: Why It Should Be Rare
Slab Foundation Repair Complaints
How Engineers View Foundation Performance
Slab Foundation Second Opinion Triggers
Slab Foundations & ….
Slab Foundations & Swimming Pools
Slab Foundations & Tented Tiles
Slab Foundations & Underground Drainage
Slab Foundation Repair: Why It Should Be Rare
Slab-On-Ground Foundations: The Relation Of Analysis / Design To Performance Assessment
Standard Industry Practices Related To Foundation Movement
The Foundation Repair Perspective Versus The Engineering Perspective
The Many Meanings Of Structural
The Most Common Misconceptions About Slab-On-Ground Foundations
The Structural Significance Of Elevation Differences
The Post-Tensioning-Institute & Slab Foundation Performance
The TREC Definition of Performance in the TREC SOP
The Unvarnished Truth About Floor Slopes & Foundation Levelness
Three Errors Real Estate Agents Make
The Tyranny Of (Engineering) Metrics
TREC Speaks Out On Foundation Performance
Trees & Slab-on-Ground Foundations
Tunneling Under Slab Foundations
Two Types of Errors TREC Inspectors Make
Under Slab Plumbing Leaks & Foundation Performance
Understanding The Structural Design Model For Slab Foundations In Expansive Soils
US Army Corps of Engineers and Slab Foundation Performance
What TREC Inspectors Are Not Allowed To Do Regarding Slab Foundations
What To Do If The House Is Unsafe
What You Need To Know About…
What You Need To Know About Corner Cracks
What You Need To Know About Elevation Measurements
What You Need To Know About Slab Clearance
Books, Articles & Blogs
Foundation Behavior & Repair, Third Edition, Robert Wade Brown
