No BigH, I think you restated the problem accurately and I think your solution parallels my own compilation of ideas and solutions from the other engineers who have weighed in on this forum. If I can't convince the local government unit to maintain this section of road then I'll seek to use the...
KRSSERVICES and REX,
My first thoughts were to excavate and to refill with large quarry stone with layers of smaller road grade fill in about three or four layers on top of that. However the bog material I think is at least 20 feet deep in these holes and sits on top of glacial sands and till...
I'm currently caught between Texas and Wisconsin and have been putting the problem to anyone who's interested. I've had discussions about combining GEOFOAM (and) GEOTEXTILES (and) layering gravel. I won't have enough time before freeze-up to complete project. It'll have to wait until next...
swBausch,
Thanks for the info on geofoam. Looks like the perfect solution for this location. Low tech, low price, ease of placement, I just wonder if it comes in different colors...
I'm sure the township hasn't tried this technique and just might be interested enough to kick-in some funds to...
The SE has designed the foundation. The piers are 12" dia. X 15' deep with a 24" dia. bell on the bottom. Concrete is to be 3500psi. A steel reinforcing cage is installed in each pier. 15' depth is below active zone of expansive clay soil. Piers are spaced at 6 feet.
Perimeter grade...
Krsservices and others,
Easement allows me "ingress and egress" to land locked property that has been in family for generations. This bog road and one other road, accesses the land locked property. The easement crosses government land over both roads. The government is directing me to...
Vad,
The roadway needs only to support passenger cars and an occassional electric company truck to repair downed power lines. The electric company trucks are no heavier than 6 ton ten wheelers.
"Equalizer culverts" sounds like a useable addition to reduce excessive softening of roadway...
Focht3
The low water spots are about 6 yards long. This is an easement road over government land. I'm currently negotiating a new easement and would like the Town to kick in some of the cost. The spots needs up to 24 inches of gravel and the entire 200 yards needs an added grade of 8 inches to...
I'll probably end up paying to improve a gravel road which passes over parts of a bog in Northern Wisconsin. The road has been there for over 60 years and two spots sink into water table. Roadway is 15 feet wide. Low spots have been filled with stone several times. The stone sinks in about 5...
I have discussed the design of the foundation with an SE. He has been to the site and reviewed the Geo-Tech report and his recommedation is to reduce the pier size and depth. He will design the complete foundation system and explain his design strength requirements for the lenders.
Recomendation for pier dimensions came as a result of GeoTech report. Highly expansive clay soils are present to depths greater than 30'.
The location is Pottsboro Texas. In my mind an 18"W X 12"H beam would create the necessary crawl space and support structure for brick ledge and...
A structurally suspended foundation:
footprint 30'x60', single story frame home,
18"dia x 25' deep concrete piers
Questions:
1) spacing for piers?
2) footer beam dimensions to span piers?
3) concrete formula for beams?
4) any other comments or questions?
PWS
I have no engineering degrees and less construction experience but I am a homeowner with similar problems.
If your objective is a dryer basement with little if any water on the basment floor, then your sump pump and it's capacity has to be able to remove the water at a higher rate than the...
