ABSTRACT
The first generation of high-rise buildings in Frankfurt am Main were founded shallowly, with respect to the foundation techniques available at that time, and reached settlements of between 20 cm and 34 cm owing to
the settlement-sensitive Frankfurt Clay. Because of the settlements, and especially the differential settlements of these high-rise buildings, corrections to the shallow foundations had to be made during and after the construction. A prime example is the shallowly founded towers of the Deutsche Bank where settlements of between 10 cm and 22 cm were reached (Figure 12.2).
