Because we have both areas of cut and fill, the Geotech engineer has said the water table will stabilize at the new ground level in areas of cut and 2-3 m below the original ground level in areas of fill. Despite having cut and fill areas we have placed 1.5m of fill and in some areas lean...
1. Would you recommend a waterproofing membrane with protection board etc or a vapor barrier beneath the slab on grade in a tropical climate on very stiff clays covered with 1.5m of structural backfill compacted to 95% standard proctor. The slab is a 6" Reinforced concrete.
2. What exactly is...
We are building a slab on grade in the Caribbean where the Geotech Engineer has specified a potential free heave of 5”, a differential heave of 2.5” and an edge distance of 1.5m. The area is classified as very stiff to hard clays in a warm tropical climate with extreme dry and wet seasons. If I...
