Properties of re-cycled concrete
Properties of re-cycled concrete
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I'm in the process of designing a bulkhead wall to contain recycled concrete rubble.
Has any one got any idea of the friction angle of recycled concrete. Intuition indicates 35 degrees. Am I being overconservative?
Would appreciate some comment.
Thanks
Bruce Forbes
Has any one got any idea of the friction angle of recycled concrete. Intuition indicates 35 degrees. Am I being overconservative?
Would appreciate some comment.
Thanks
Bruce Forbes
RE: Properties of re-cycled concrete
RE: Properties of re-cycled concrete
On top of the concrete fill, we're planning to stack coal, which will be more like the 50mm down you mentioned. I could probably use 40 degrees for that material.
I practice as a 'sole trader', and its good to get some feed back on these sorts of issues. I don't have the opportunity to discuss things over a morning coffee, like when I worked for a larger practice.
Thanks again.
Best wishes for Christmas
Bruce
RE: Properties of re-cycled concrete
I know the feeling. I've been in your position myself. Now back in corporate life after being a single practitioner, building small practice, and then got "absorbed" by one of the larger firms. There is a great benefit (as well as a warm, fuzzy feeling) when you have someone to bounce things with. These forums are a great place to do that. You'll find everything from blithering idiots to some of the most knowledgeable engineers in the world...but the beauty of the system is that the peer review process weeds out the bad answers and you get left with some pretty credible info to work with.
OK...two dangling participles in one post...I'd better watch out for the grammar police.
Anyway, good luck in your practice and be a frequent visitor here. You'll enjoy it....you'll get back at least as much as you give.
Have a great holiday!
Ron