It might just be a British thing and it's also less a geotech guide than a structural engineering thing but I love this damn book - it has saved me hours and £1000s - so I thoroughly recommend:
Curtin, C.G.; Shaw, G; Parkinson, G.I. & Golding, J.M. (2003) 'Structural Foundation Designers'...
What about a highly reinforced raft type foundation? I realise it would be a large footprint but if the site was excavated and a geostextile mebrane (terram or similar) laid then gravel could be rolled in layers to provide a suitable bearing strata to form the raft without punching in. Any...
Surely the sheer weight of the tree(s) should be considered?
Also, Oak trees have a large root structure that easily extends 6-7m from the trunk of the tree for even a relatively immature tree. A lot of these roots are shallow feeder roots quite close to the surface of the ground. It is...
Fair point, apologies for dragging the thread off line.
On a more relevant note, it's interesting to see how tank warfare is poised at the moment. It's somewhere between dying a death due to expense and terrain limitations, coupled with a somwhat reduced likelihood of the Red Army rolling...
I was serving with an American air force captain in 94 when that Blackhawk full of brass was shot down over Northern Iraq despite the fact that the type was only in service with the coalition and the F-15 that carried out the intercept was subject to AWACS control. As I recall, ROE required a...
it is interesting how blue-on-blue (the so-called friendly fire) seems to dog the US whilst being only a minor factor for other nations. Granted, the Brits have suffered a few issues but no where near as many casualties as they have sustained from the Americans over the two gulf wars.
Is there...
This is a little bit out there but I have some experience of working with a silica research group. One of the applications we worked on (which did attract military interest) is in the use of sol-gel glasses for optical applications, i.e. including specific matrix dopants to absorb specific...
Focht3 - Absolutely, I went and read some of this users other posts as well to make sure. And no offense was meant either, Lutfi, so I hope none was taken!
Just be wary if you see me post on conservatories as there I do have a vested interest haha
Yes, I know what you mean about companies disapperaing into the mist just when you need them most. Hopefully we will continue to develop the foundation design side of our business and as a result will experience less and less need for remedial works.
This year we were caught by a three month...
Focht3, you appear to be cynical about guarantees etc.! Luckily, it won't be my decision and I find legal matters are best left to our company solicitors. I will however look aat their guarantee closely, as you suggest, but we are only looking to use them for remedial works so the exposures...
Luckily, all we will do is arrange for some SI (boreholes, PI and PSD) to be done and they will advise us if anything needs to be done - their liability!
It does sound like movement due to a leaking drain leaching fines from the soil and causing voids. I've just had one of these and spent £1000 or so on testing before it occurred to me to check the drains....
Unfortunately for the house owner, it later transpired that the drain had been leaking...
Has anyone come across this company before? They use an injected polyurethan foam to remedy foundation settelement issues and lift subsiding structures.
We are considering trying them out for remedial works rather than removal and replacement of exisitng problem structures.
