thank you for your reply,
we found it illogical since the weight of the 6 floors + mat foundation - ALL concrete - provides a safety factor exceeding 1.2. the issue is when using 0.6D + H, if H should include the hydrostatic pressure
I think this was the reason behind adding a clear definition...
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We have a project composed of three basement floors and three upper floors. The basement footprint is larger than the superstructure, which leaves a part of the building with only three basement floors...
Water table level is at Ground Floor Level; i.e. all three basement floors are...