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Salaam walekum sir ,
I need your help regarding my project - COMPARTIVE COST STUDY OF RAFT FOUNDATION AND UNDER REAMED PILE FOUNDATION . plz suggest me that which  relevent websites should i refer for my thesis , sir i have already searched on google but i did'nt find any relevent information regarding my thesis plz suggest me .

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Hi Shahid,

This is quite a specific topic, so maybe you will not find anything on Google. However, you will find references to the design of rafts and similarly to the design of piles. So long as the applied loading, and performance criteria (e.g. maximum deflections or settlement) is consistent for both options, you will have to go through the process of designing both types of foundations, and then measuring all the materials quantities, the machinery/manpower resources, and the time taken to build both options.

After that you can apply the local rates to these quantities and make a comparision of the overall costs/time taken to build the two options.

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I can answer any questions to do with civil and structural engineering consultancy and construction industry in East Africa and the Middle East, and specifically with the analysis and design of reinforced concrete structures. My particular expertise is in the aseismic design and optimisation of tall buildings.

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Employment history: 36 years in Construction and consultancy in the UK, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Africa, Somalia, Zambia, Austria, Bahrain, Kuwait, Doha and the U.A.E.

Organizations
.Fellow of Institution of Structural Engineers (UK) .Fellow of Institution of Civil Engineers(UK) .Member of the Institution of Engineers, Kenya .Registered Engineer, ERB, Kenya .Member of the Architectural Association of Kenya (Engineers Chapter) .Chartered Engineer (UK)

Publications
•1984: International Conference on the Art and Practice of Structural Design, London •1994: 3rd Int. Kerensky Conference in Structural Engineering, Singapore •2008: International Conference on High-Rise Towers, Abu Dhabi

Education/Credentials
BSc, 1st Class Hons, in Building Engineering, University of Bath, UK MSc in Concrete Structures and Technology, University of London. Diploma of Imperial College, UK.

Awards and Honors
•Science Congress Special Award (for 2-seater Hovercraft - 1968) •Institution of Civil Engineers Award for outstanding performance at Bath University (1975) •Concrete Society Postgraduate study Bursary Award (1976) •Consular Representative for British High Commission, Nairobi. (1995 to 1998) •Examiner for Institution of Civil Engineers Professional Interviews, Nairobi. (1997 to 1998) •Branch Representative in Vienna for PI assessment for Inst. of Struct. Engrs. (1999 to date)

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