QUOTE(gacktleong @ Aug 24 2014, 08:30 AM)
The ground has treated well and soil improvement like grouting etc are done. as a geotechnical engineer, i would say the land is safe to be sit by a tall bulding now

boss, for my own curiousity, can i understand how soil improvement works such as grouting can enable a piece of land to house a 30+ storey building?
i was under the impression that the weight of a 30 odd storey building would be tremendous to be relied on just hard ground itself. would it be on just raft foundation then?
if piling were introduced, surely it's the soil parameter at much deeper depth that matters. with this beside lake, am assuming the ground water table level would be somewhat high and pose a concern to the foundation yet again.
and again if assuming these are 'soft' grounds, and different foundation system is applied between the podium and towers, my secondary concern would be the differential settlement between these 2 components.
please do enlighten me. sharing is caring. i wish to learn more about the soil improvement here.