Sam Houston State University College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Huntsville
Approximately 75% of the Sam Houston State University College of Humanities and Social Sciences Building’s first level was below ground and surrounded by an 18-in.-thick retaining wall, which had to be completed before the remainder of the second level slab-on-grade could be finished.
The construction of the foundations was particularly challenging after the discovery of ground water that did not appear on the soils report.