In general the stress distribution below a footing spreads laterally at a 2V:1H ratio. I know that if the footing was resting on a soft layer of soil overlying a stiffer soil layer that the lateral spread would be greater than the 2V:1H generalization. Can anyone provide some numbers to the...
I posted this question previously and received one comment. I am posting it a second time in case it has been overlooked or forgotten. I am looking for suggestions for a foundation for a jetty extending out perpendicularly from the shore 100 feet into a lake.
There is a small stream of...
I would like suggestions on the foundation for a jetty extending 50 to 150 feet out into a lake. The lake bottom is located at a depth of approximately 9 feet. The lake bottom subsurface is comprised of a 20 feet thick layer of very loose organic silt underlain by medium dense sand and...
