I am designing drilled shafts socketed into natural gypsum rock. The entire shafts shall be constructed in salt water environment. Has anyone know what is the possibility of a chemical interaction occurring between the sulphate and the shaft concrete? Does Cement Type V would provide enough...
I have a soil formation consisting of very soft clay overlain by a salt crust with a thickness of about 3 meters. The ground water table is, more or less, above the salt crust surface. I am considering several deep-foundation systems to transfer the load to a more competent soil. One of the...
I am planning to excavate a road to access a certain facility, which is about 20 meters higher than lowest elevation of road. The road is to be excavated in a limestone formation right at the border with another property. This formation has several vertical and horizontal joints. The use of a...
