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    Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On

    It depends on where you are geographically and if the project includes a critical structure like a hospital or school.
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    Beaumont Formation - Texas

    If your interest is offshore, contact the Offshore Technology Research Center (OTRC) and ask for the contact info for one of the geotechnical professors, most likely from the Univ. of Texas at Austin or from TexasA&M, they might be able to help.
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    Differences in methods for SPT correlation to relative denstiy

    I have seen the correlations by Skepton, Meyerhof, Marcuson & Bieganousky, Gibbs & Holtz, and Skepton & Jamiolkowski, but I dont recall one by Bazarra, can you tell me what it is? Did he create a chart solution or an equation?
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    Consolidation Quiz

    Thank you for the responses. I am dealing with multiple highway embankments so I tried to leave out specifics on height, anticipated changes in moisture content, etc to get a somewhat generic answer. Thanks again.
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    Consolidation Quiz

    How much will an embankment of clay fill (CH and CL mix) compacted to between 92% and 95% rel. compaction based on the max. dry unit weight of the ASTM D 698 method settle (consolidate) under its own weight? (in terms of a percentage of embankment height). Ignore foundation soil. Looking for...

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