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Normal stresses on Direct Shear test
Good day people. How do you decide on the proper Normal stresses values to use in a Direct shear test. Is it based on the global stresses of soil and the depth with which we extracted the sample or it is based on the induced stresses by the proposed building. Please help.- Mgcini
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- Forum: Foundation engineering
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Pile reinforcement not reaching the full depth
So here is the thing, our reinforcement didn't go all the way to the toe depth of our piles. Why? I would say because ground performance can vary so much,aaagh! Anyway, we had based our design on a geotech investigation that highlighted that we could reach hard bedrock at depths of around 7-9m...- Mgcini
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- Forum: Geotechnical engineering general discussion
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Bearing Capacity (Prokon)
Hi, I continue to find contrasting answers when I do bearing capacity calculations from Prokon and when I calculate on my own using the bearing capacity equations. In another case the difference for threefold. On the Prokon brochure, they do highlight that the BCap program uses Vesic's bearing...- Mgcini
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- Forum: Foundation engineering
