Community of Practice - Engineered Solutions

Concrete slabs used in housing built on expansive soils face heave issues, leading to severe damage and high costs to homeowners. But could a hybrid footing system combining waffle pod with steel screw piles improve the structural performance and minimise damage?

Chair Olivia Wu (Reid ANZ) will chat with Luke Tymensen (ACSEV), Russell Brown (Foundation and Footings Society Victoria), Pat Rajeev (Swinburne University) and Biju Balakrishnan (Swinburne University) about their project looking into innovative hybrid footing for light-weight structures in expansive soil.