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Field exploration elevation - how do you obtain it?
For more important projects (e.g., bridges, retaining walls, culverts, etc.), I require my client's surveyor to go out and survey my borings. However, we do not have that luxury on smaller, less elevation critical projects (e.g., mass grading, small buildings, etc.). I would still like...- dirt-nerd
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- Forum: Geotechnical engineering general discussion
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Liquefaction Induced Settlement at Ground Surface
I'm not interested in calculating the liquefaction induced settlement in each liquefiable layer. My interest is in predicting/estimating how much that cumulative settlement will be manifested at the surface. Intuition tells me that some of the non-liquefiable material (or crust) will bridge over...- dirt-nerd
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- Forum: Foundation engineering
