摘要：The Manitoba Legislative Building (Fig. 1) is a grand neoclassical structure located near the banks of the Assiniboine River in central Winnipeg. It rests on glacial Lake Agassiz clays, but its mass is supported by caissons that extend down to bedrock. Brick bearing walls are supported by a steel structure that rests on the caissons. Construction started in 1913 but was hampered by World War I, financial problems and problems with defective caissons. The Legislative Building was officially opened in 1920, and provides a unique case history into the geologic controls on foundation design.
