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  1. meakai

    in-situ vs. ex-situ Earthwork Calculations

    Thank you very much for such a comprehensive and informative reply.
  2. meakai

    in-situ vs. ex-situ Earthwork Calculations

    DRC1, Excellent advice. Thanks.
  3. meakai

    in-situ vs. ex-situ Earthwork Calculations

    You're right on in your understanding of the situation (except that our underground parking garage goes to the property line on all four sides, and yes, we are shoring the whole site as well), and my first inclination was to haul it off and be done with it exactly as you said...that is, until I...
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    in-situ vs. ex-situ Earthwork Calculations

    Thank you all for your replies. They have all been helpful in one way or another, but after reviewing my problem from every angle, here is the basic problem I am trying to work out: We have a very small site (22,000 sf) that has an unknown quantity of contaminated soil that needs to be buried...
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    in-situ vs. ex-situ Earthwork Calculations

    Hi, I am trying to determine the best way to accept a bid for the export of dirt to a landfill site. The contractor used the two borings (6 samples) from the soils report to determine the average weight of the soil. He came up with 1.65 tons per cy. Although I agree with his approach and...

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