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    MramJ replied to the thread Frost heave.
    The client cannot remove the frost susceptible soils and considering a compressible expanded polystyrene fill forms, so they need the...
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    MramJ posted the thread Frost heave in Geotechnical engineering general discussion.
    Hello everyone, I am looking for a way to estimate frost heave of soils without specialized laboratory testing or investigation. I...
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    MramJ reacted to EireChch's post in the thread Upper limit for soils' bearing capacity (ULS) with Like Like.
    I agree with GAC, we typically cap it at 400kPa allowable (i.e. 1200kPa ultimate) for soils. In reality there is no limit to ultimate...
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    MramJ reacted to Huffy08's post in the thread ULS and SLS with Like Like.
    The terminology is confusing you may need to check with the Geotech. How I see it, you have 3 bearing capacities: 1. What you get out...
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    MramJ reacted to Mazet's post in the thread ULS and SLS with Like Like.
    I'm in New Zealand so YMMV. Here's how we sorta approach it (sorta, as it's still a clusterfuck of different terminologies) I am a...
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    MramJ reacted to Greenalleycat's post in the thread Upper limit for soils' bearing capacity (ULS) with Like Like.
    Different soil and rock types will have typical ranges - your metamorphic example means that they will have tested a bunch of different...
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