Thanks everyone for the posts. We're trying to get the geotech co. to go out and drill into the rock, but we're hitting a wall. They were supposed to drill the first time, but just stopped when they hit resistance.
Again, I appreciate the responses.
Alex
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I have a request to design a foundation in Ireland in what can only be described as a swamp. The client is insisting on a pad foundation, as piles (caissons) aren't typically used here. Coming from the US, I have rarely seen 'just' a pad used for a monopole, and never in bad soil...
