It seems using basic principals of pressure that if I have a leak in a concrete form allowing groundwater with 10 feet of head behind it (excuse my layman wording)to seep in, that pouring (a wet) two foot thick slab into the form would fill the hole but never stop the intrusion of water.
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I am working on a project where I initiated the change from pressure grouted 12" steel tubex piles to 10" or smaller micropiles because the tubex rig cannot fit in one lobby area and in one tunnel area (two footings). A micropile Klemm drilling rig was recommended by two contractors as the...
I'm looking for a method to mend a top plate at a corner where an electric service conduit has been bored and placed through the double top plate:
Specifically, imagine a corner where two (rotted) cripple walls meet. One entire wall was completely replaced, while the remaining original only...