Do you need the grass? If you do not need the grass and the water is due to stormwater, pave the area and grade it towards that big garage door in the photo.
Could it just be a contractual matter? Maybe the owners rep does not want to carry the risk of accepting a change to the design, even though you are confident the adjustment to the design is justified.
Or maybe the owners rep is the contractors buddy and is just helping the contractor get the...
Hi Guys,
I trust you are all well,
I have a project where the soil horizon is loose and compressible (high settlements calculated) and I am recommending ground improvement which comprises excavating and removing some loose soils down to a certain depth and replacing with good granular soils...
Were all your samples cut from the same undisturbed block sample? I have had experience in this before, the samples were taken from a shelby tube with the same result as you explained. On further inspection, it was discovered that the three samples taken from one shelby tube varied in grading...
What is the accuracy of your survey information? Double check the settlements given by the surveyor and I suggest you try another surveyor to carry out an assessment to compare with your initial survey records.
Thanks Oldestguy... I haven't seen these charts used often in recent reports by our local geotechs. But I have seen charts extensively in old geotech reports dating some 20 to 40 years back. I honestly enjoy reading reports written in that era :-)
As oldestguy mentioned, ask your local contractors who specialize in the work. If it is for a university project then I am sure they would be willing to give you rough cost guidelines. If this was a private project the contractors might not be so helpful unless they are given a guarantee that...
Thank you all for the advice...
I have read many of the threads related to bearing capacity on this forum. I am really pleased to see that structural engineers have such positive input into the queries.
However, I am not proud to say, that thus far in my career as a geotech, I have worked...
You should check with a local geotechincal firm. I am not an expert on sheet pile design but I would not agree with your client.
Who would ultimately take responsibility for the final design of the retaining wall? I would not be comfortable with designing a retaining wall without considering...
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Structural engineers normally ask for the allowable bearing pressure of the soils. Allowable bearing pressure is then determined by carrying out a bearing capacity analysis and a settlement analysis. The settlement analysis is carried out using the foundation dimensions provided by the...
Just off the main topic for a bit,
My understanding of this thread so far, is that there is a disagreement with the conclusions made by different engineers on the matter of global stability based on the tilting of a retaining wall.
My belief, as an engineer, we all have different approaches...
Thank you L0k
I have read a few CPTu manuals and some state that the constrained modulus (M) obtained from correlation with cone resistance is only applicable to a stress increments of up to 100kPa. The stress increment for my project is less than 100kPa.
The settlement which I have obtained...
