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TREC Standards of Practice for Real Estate Inspectors  

US Army Corps of Engineers: Foundations in Expansive Soils - Chapter 9, Remedial Procedures; This an abbreviated and heavily annotated version of a chapter from a public domain book published by the US Army Corps of Engineers.   

A Structural Analysis Approach to Residential Foundation Performance Evaluations; This a technical paper by R. Michael Gray, P.E. that was presented to an Texas Section ASCE section meeting.  It was published in their proceedings.  It has also been presented to a meeting of the Foundation Performance Association.

Using Slab-on-Ground Elevation Measurements Residential Foundation Engineering Performance Evaluations; This a technical paper by R. Michael Gray, P.E. that was presented to an Texas Section ASCE section meeting and later published in their proceedings.  It has also been presented to a meeting of the Foundation Performance Association.

Buyer's Guide to Slab-on-Ground Foundations;  This is a read-only book that is an abbreviated version of this website.  It is authored by R. Michael Gray, P.E. and Matthew T. Gray, EIT.  You can obtain a printable file of this document by sending an E-mail to buyersguide@houston-slab-foundations.info.    

Guidelines for the Evaluation and Repair of Residential Foundations; This guideline is published by the Texas Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

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