We are in the process of designing a reinforced soil slope (RSS) for a client/owner. The slope is part of a containment dike for a tank. The slope has to have a facing that will not promote vegetation growth. We're contemplating either a shotcrete or geomembrane facing.
Does anyone have...
We are advising our state DOT on a project where they must bore under an existing state highway for a gravity sewer. The pipe must be at 1% minimum grade. The state DOT specs state the minimum tolerance should be 0.5 feet per 100 feet. We'd like to tighten up the spec a bit to keep the mom...
Is anyone familiar with hydrofracture calculations for Horizontal Directional Drilling based on the Delft Geotechnics method?
I am particularly interested in the reason the pore water pressures are added to the total stresses instead of the effective stresses when computing the maximum mud...
I am familiar with ASTM D-4718 (Correcting MDD with Oversize Particles). We have a soil sample that is coming up with a MDD of 142+ pcf with the rock correction. This seems a little high for the silty sand with gravel that we are using.
I remember in my intern days using a manual...
