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    Stability of Reservoir Bank

    Hello all. Thanks for the responses. The geology consists of about 12 feet of silt/gravel till overlying siltstone bedrock. For my own peace of mind, and on the advice presented here, I went ahead and performed a basic slope stability analysis using GSlope. Considering that our test pits at...
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    Stability of Reservoir Bank

    Hello. I've got an interesting slope issue dealing with a bank along a reservoir. Here's the background: Our firm has a client who is proposing to develop a flat plateau that overlooks a reservoir to one side and a ravine to the other. The slope along the reservoir ranges from 20 to 30...
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    Hydrovac excavated pile capacity

    I haven't found any references on this yet. After talking with one of the senior engineers in my firm, we decided to treat the pile as a skin friction pile. A hydrovac'd pile is simply a pile hole excavated using a high pressure water stream to blast the soil, and a vacuum truck to...
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    Hydrovac excavated pile capacity

    Hello. Could anyone direct me to papers or documents with info on how to determine friction/bearing capacities for piles advanced using hydrovac excavating? Any links or direction would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Corey Dale cdale_shelbyeng@hotmail.com

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