Vertingos architektūros senovinių Lietuvos pastatų pamatai ir jų stiprinimas

Abstract

Many ancient buildings in Lithuania were constructed on soft and weak soils. One of the most representative examples is the Palace of Lithuanian Grand Dukes in Vilnius built in the 15th and 16th centuries and being rebuilt now. The foundations of the Palace were resting on the peaty soil. The type of the foundations was short wooden piles, which could not transmit loads to the deeper soil layers. Even on the paintings of P. Smuglevièius it is possible to see cracks in the brick walls as a result of foundation settling. During the restoration of the Palace bored piles up to 22m length have been installed, which will safely support the building for hundreds of years.