%0 Journal Article %T Proposition of designing method for barrettes as a non-direct foundation of engineering construction %A Kacprzak, Grzegorz %J Czasopismo Techniczne %V 2015 %R 10.4467/2353737XCT.15.228.4614 %N Środowisko Zeszyt 2-Ś (24) 2015 %P 71-77 %K barrette, transformational function, settlement %@ 0011-4561 %D 2016 %U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/czasopismo-techniczne/artykul/proposition-of-designing-method-for-barrettes-as-a-non-direct-foundation-of-engineering-construction %X The paper presents barrettes, which are a useful method of designing non-direct foundations of engineering construction. The methodology is based on the distribution of forces acting on a foundation capping slab into each barrette, which depends on its stiffness. To determine the proper stiffness of an individual barrette comprising the foundation system, the transformational function of a pile with large diameter was used. Finally, the stiffness of each barrette as an element of foundation system was corrected in view of the groupʼs impact.