The town of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, NE Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, spreads on Young volcanic materials which show a great heterogeneity. Very often this means a hard problem to overcome for building projects. This paper describes the geotechnical features of volcanic formations of Santa Cruz de Tenerife on data from building geotechnical studies, geotechnical maps, and rock geotechnical properties database of the Regional Ministry of Works of the Government of the Canary Islands. An inventory of different types of building foundations has been made in order to establish a correlation between volcanic terrains and foundation solutions. As a conclusion, a geotechnical zoning map of Santa Cruz de Tenerife is proposed as preliminary foundation solutions in building projects.
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ISRM International Workshop on Rock Mechanics and Geoengineering in Volcanic Environments
May 31–June 1, 2010
Puerto de la Cruz, Spain
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978-0-415-58478-4
Geotechnical Map and Foundation Solutions of Santa Cruz De Tenerife (Spain) Available to Purchase
S. Álvarez Camacho;
S. Álvarez Camacho
University of Granada
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F. Lamas Fernández;
F. Lamas Fernández
University of Granada
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L.E. Hernández
L.E. Hernández
Government of the Canary Island
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Paper presented at the ISRM International Workshop on Rock Mechanics and Geoengineering in Volcanic Environments, Puerto de la Cruz, Spain, May 2010.
Paper Number:
ISRM-IWVE-2010-029
Published:
May 31 2010
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Camacho, S. Álvarez , Fernández, F. Lamas , and L.E. Hernández. "Geotechnical Map and Foundation Solutions of Santa Cruz De Tenerife (Spain)." Paper presented at the ISRM International Workshop on Rock Mechanics and Geoengineering in Volcanic Environments, Puerto de la Cruz, Spain, May 2010.
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