structural section
structural section
(OP)
I am designing a widening of the roadway and the manual for the city states that a soil report from a soil engineer be noted on the plans. The question is in our State, (California), "Soils engineer" is a Legal Term for a Geotechnical Engineer. I have done soil reports before for other cities in the county and they require a civil or soils engineer to write the report. The State of California Board Rules require that you be competent in the this area of practice, meaning that a Registered Civil Engineer can do the work if competent. Can the City, by requiring a soils engineer, preclude me from doing the soil report even though by the State's own rules say I meet the requirements.





RE: structural section
RE: structural section
Most geotechnical engineers are civil engineers who chose geotechnical as a practice specialty. Many concentrated in Geotechnical Engineering at the graduate level, but many in practice have only the two or three undergraduate courses in soils/geotechnical work with appropriate practice experience.