Forensic analysis of a pile foundation failure

This paper presents the results of the forensic analysis carried out on a set of buildings located on the same block in the center of Gijón (NW of Spain). The foundations of these buildings were laid between the years 1944 and 1945, using wooden piles. These wooden piles may have been affected by a subsequent reduction in the groundwater table, caused by the depletion of water that occurred during the construction of the basement of a building...