Have any of you, with experience working in a geotechnical testing agency, developed correlations for the soils in your area between the DCP and soil properties or between DCP and any other penetration test (i.e. SPT)? I always thought of the DCP as a method for pavement analysis/design and for...
Here is the situation. My client has a “habitable basement” (let’s call it that for simplicity) up in the mountains of Puerto Rico. It rains significantly in this area of the country and the soil is predominantly clay. The retaining wall in question is a 6” cast in place reinforced concrete...
Is it common to preheat the existing asphalt before an overlaying job? I’m not a paving expert, but I have been involved in a lot a paving jobs before. It made sense when I saw this the other day for the first time – preheat the existing to create a better bond with the new asphalt – it’s only...
