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The Forensic Geotechnical Engineering (FGI) treats the cases in which during the construction or the useful life of a project, failures associated with the soil-structure interaction have been presented. In this work, a case of FGI occurred in industrial facilities located in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, during 2017. In these installations, settlements up to 180 mm were recorded in several structures supported by isolated direct foundations with an embedment depth Df = 3 m. Through the application of the Scientific Method, and from the analysis of the available topographic information, the realization of boreholes, pits and in situ density measurements in several sectors of the studied area, as well as compaction tests in the laboratory at different energy levels, the causes of the ocurred settlements were determined. Subsequently, it was recommended that foundations be reinforced with micropiles, installed and connected to existing supports. Finally, the geotechnical design and the construction method used for the micropiles were verified by means of load tests, in order to ensure the functionality of the structures with the new foundation system, during the useful life of the project.
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