I just went thru this exercise. Su values can be obtained from "Muskeg Engineering" or a paper by Edil et al "Shear Strength and Ko of Peats and Organic Soils." I would be happy to fax them to you. Of course the best way is to drill borings and perform vane shear testing...
What value of c and phi are appropriate for the material (compacted sand) in an MSE wall? Obviously the sand must have a phi of about 36 degrees. However, when running a global stability analysis, there must be some theoretical c, otherwise the wall cannot stand vertically. I seem to remember...
Does anybody know where I can find Cv values for peat? All the references are vague and only say that primary consolidation should occur rapidly This is a highly fiberous peat from northern IN. Also, I am considering staged construction. Does anybody know of any Cu/p relationships?
Give me your fax # and I'll fax you the cover pages for Lukas' 2 references. I often work with Bob Lukas, and he is my consultant when I design dynamic compaction for sites. I can fax his card too.
In my new condo, the hardword floors are developing cracks between the boards. I want to demonstate that the wood was at an unacceptably high moisture content when installed. How can I do this calculation with wood if I can measure the ratio of strinkage divided by wood width?
