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wonder if the neighboring construction included dewatering? f-d ípapß gordo ainÆt no madre flaca!

great update! Yes, part of your trip looked great! f-d ípapß gordo ainÆt no madre flaca!

run Atterberg limits. Replicate the LL on an oven-dried sample. Gauge if the LL was reduced by more than 25% (i.e., <75% of its original value). May be an OL or an OH? Data may be real. These soils are highly prone to long term secondary compression - i.e., decades and decades! f-d ípapß...

just run a normally consolidated DDS with the sample hydrated to the liquid limit. Peak is FSS, residual is residual. Not to take away from Tim's correlations; however. But, if you have a lab, run the test and record the value. I don't believe you will get there with a CU-bar or a...

ongoing settlement over decades certainly seems related to the problem. Seems a, "pop-type" failure, for sure. Live load considerations? Shoreline rebar deterioration and or inadequate cover from the onset. Such a catastrophe! f-d ípapß gordo ainÆt no madre flaca!

100 percent of all design strength is obtained on saturated soils. It's a fallacy to say that when soil gets wet it loses design strength. Critical void ratio is a factor. f-d ípapß gordo ainÆt no madre flaca!

I think I'd use modulus for residual soils. There are a few exceptions, like the epi-Karst elastic silts. Then I'd use Cc, Cr, Cv, Pp and Po. f-d ípapß gordo ainÆt no madre flaca!

build an MSE (mechanically stabilized earth) retaining wall. Install a perforated pipe in the reinforced zone. Provide no wall drainage. Use clayey sand backfill and poor backfill. Instrument it. Charge the perforated pipe with water. Watch what happens. f-d ípapß gordo ainÆt no madre flaca!

autumn leaves is on the same list as, "On Green Dolphin Street!" Love those tunes! f-d ípapß gordo ainÆt no madre flaca!

somewhere behind the scene is the subject of critical void ratio. I'm not sure I can easily contribute much more as this is a complicated topic that's seemingly an easy question. f-d ípapß gordo ainÆt no madre flaca!

Yes! Eric Kloss is just great! I checked out Robert Glasper. He's doing something! f-d ípapß gordo ainÆt no madre flaca!

there is no subgrade modulus for a pile supported slab. f-d ípapß gordo ainÆt no madre flaca!

you listen to, "Acid Jazz?" I kind of enjoy that subset too! Yesterday, I had Brooklyn Funk Essentials on the audio and wondered. . . Brooklyn Recycles was the tune. You may like it? Google it on YouTube to get an idea of that group. I also like Karl Denson and his various groups. I think...

are you above or below the critical void ratio? f-d ípapß gordo ainÆt no madre flaca!

Hi Azza, Yes, you're example is my approach. The shift is along the Line of Optimums, which is how you drew it. There was a provisional ASTM on this topic. My former boss, Steven Poulous drafted it. He was a founder of a US firm, GEI. f-d ípapß gordo ainÆt no madre flaca!