The minimum height of concrete grade ring for manholes/sanitary manholes is specified as 150mm on IFC dwgs for a project I am working on.
I got a phone call from Conctractor saying that this minimum height requirement could not be met because the elevation of some manholes installed was higher...
I am a structural engineer working on driving steel pipe piles for an oil sands treatment facilities. Based on the soils report and design drawings, the design embedment of most of the piles range from 20 m to 26 m. The pile top cut-off elev. is about 1.5 m above the final grade, so the total...
Hi, I have been googling here and there to find some answers for my questions, but no luck.
I am designing a block foundation supporting a compressor skid. Design itself is okay, but I have a little concern about the contact between the foundation and soil. The surface soil at the job site is...
I'm doing my research on MSE wall (Highway project) for Masters degree.
My questions are as follows:
Is there any criteria about the tolerance of pavement settlement paved on top of MSE wall?
Is there any criteria about the tolerance of settlment of foundation soil under MSE wall?
I read...
