cyclopean or soil replacement
cyclopean or soil replacement
(OP)
In one of the projects, the geotechnical is advising to rest the bottom of the isolated foundations on 1.5m cyclopean concrete.
This will cost a lot of Money.
I was thinking of replacing the soil by a good backfill soil instead of all this concrete operation.
the buildng is 4 stories height with some large spans (up to 9 meters).
I am looking for some explanations when to go for cyclopean concrete instead of soil replacement.
Many thanks
This will cost a lot of Money.
I was thinking of replacing the soil by a good backfill soil instead of all this concrete operation.
the buildng is 4 stories height with some large spans (up to 9 meters).
I am looking for some explanations when to go for cyclopean concrete instead of soil replacement.
Many thanks






RE: cyclopean or soil replacement
RE: cyclopean or soil replacement
RE: cyclopean or soil replacement
Ron, I dont have any boring log about the soil.
WARose, this isnt the case. A good soil for replacement can be provided and it is that far.
So if i understand well soil replacement can be replaced by this cyclopean thing, right ?
RE: cyclopean or soil replacement
RE: cyclopean or soil replacement
Will the excavation for your footings be the same size as the footing or larger? If larger, I can see that the concrete would help in distributing the load. If the same size, compacted granular material should work, unless there is a concern that the granular filled void would be a reservoir, leading to some sort of degredation of the underlying soils.
RE: cyclopean or soil replacement
Would a lean concrete mix be of any use here? And, a replacement for a somewhat more complicated placement process and a more complicated materials handling process?
RE: cyclopean or soil replacement
RE: cyclopean or soil replacement
I too had to look up the term.