I've been asked to review a pavement submittal for a project in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. The original design calls for 8-inches of continuously reinforced concrete pavement (rigid) on a base of 4-inches of Hot mix Asphaltic concrete (HMAC0. Below this the original design calls for 6-inches...
I am attempting to evaluate lateral squeeze outside toe slope without utilizing FEM model, which I do not have access to. I have reviewed a number of papers regarding the topic but most seem to provide ways to estimate maximum lateral movement at or near toe of slope where most movement is...
Calculation of settlement in clays above the water table is something I'm unfortunately still unclear on. I am currently calculating settlement in clayey soil above the water table. Total settlement, no matter how quickly it occurs, is of interest to me due to several of reasons. I have...
I have been asked to evaluate the use of sheetpiling driven to rock, possibly coated, as a means of isolating stress and settlement between two adjacent bridge abutment embankment loads built in seperate phases. The first abutment embankment will be constructed directly adjacent to an active...
