I'm looking for a good explanation of how; water is drawn up into a silty material as it is compacted??
I envision that it may be as simple as the void spaces being reduced as you compact the material, thus the water moves further up into the soil to find space.
BUT! I can also see the...
Here's a good one! (I think so anyways)
New project for me, weekend and no senior advice around, so I turn to the internet... GOD HELP ME!
We're constructing a containment area with 3:1 slopes on the inside berms. Nicely compacted rock fill as the base and beautiful till material being...
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First; the groundwater flow I'm talking about will be due to melting snow and ice up gradient of the excavation. The site mainly consists of fractured bedrock and once thawing kicks into high gear (over the next couple of weeks) this excavation will gather quite a bit of water. It would...
This backfill will be supporting slabs only, as backfill around foundation elements. Foundation elements were taken to bedrock. Naturally settlement is still a concern and I'm wondering if anyone would like to voice any opinions regarding the use of cleaner materials beneath building...
Another question. This one pertains to backfill material. The building is again a large industrial building, requiring fill depths to slabs of 3 m or more in some places. The problem; scheduling requires that materail be placed outside during temperatures well below zero and also, once things...
The area is located in a northern climate, just above the tree line. I'm seeing evidence that frost shattered bedrock can continue to depths greater then 3 m. The building is a large industrial complex; columns supported on spread footings, with very conservative loadings of 1 MPa.
I guess...
My question pertains to the bearing capacity of fractured bedrock. I'm dealing with spread footings placed on some pretty well fractured rock. I'm working in a new area and we don't have this problem back home. I've been giving it lots of thought, talking it over with my boss and experienced...
