everything is going to the same elevation, which is to lime stone. so really I have all piers going down to the same strata (good quality limestone) with low lateral loads (50 ksf).
Fill, specially with debris like on your ite, can be tricky.
You statd that the borings showed concrete, brick and asphalt, this is not a good sign.
If you client is willing to accept the risk of some movement within the slab, then you might extend your footings to native maerial throug the...
Hi guys,
I am conducting a geotechnical exploration for a site with
stiff soil profile for appriximatley 30 feet, then a layer of sandstone to 40 and limestone below that. axial loads in the order of 1300 ksf. I recommeded drilled shafts extending to 1 diameter into limestone bedrock (bearing...
