We have recently seen some site grading plans that in the general notes column state " A geotechnical report has been prepared and is available for information purposes. All grading activity shall be coordinated with the recommendations in this report. We contend that a geotechnical report is...
We are involved with an office building project located in an area underlain by highly plastic clay. We have recommended a traditional belled pier and suspended slab approach of dealing with the potential for soil heave. However, the project team is now debating the merits of conventional...
I am anxious to get some feedback from my geotechnical colleagues regarding how they handle their involvement with projects that require blasting to permit rock removal. We are frequently asked by contractors and architects to either a) put together a blasting plan or specification, or b)...
Does anyone have (or know where to find) a copy of the Deere and Patton paper titled "Slope Stability in Residual Soils" presented at the Pan American Congress in 1971. It is a classic engineering geology paper that has "disappeared" from my library after almost 30 years. Past leads from the...
I posted a request about a year ago on several of the forums and received no helpful responses, so I thought I would try again. Does anyone have access to the classic Deere and Patton paper "Slope Stability in Residual Soil", 1971, from the Proceedings of the 4th Pan-American Conference on Soil...
Does anyone know if there is a site where I can download the classic Deere and Patton paper (in its entirety) titled "Slope Stability in Residual Soils" from the 1971 Panamerican Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering? It is a classic paper on weathering profiles. After...
Does anyone know where a downloadable copy of the classic Deere and Patton paper titled "Slope Stability in Residual Soils" (1971) might be found? It has been one of my favorite references for many years, but my copy has disappeared. The paper is from the proceedings of the 4th Pan American on...
For several years I have searched for the paper by Deere and Patton (1971) titled "Slope Stability in Residual Soils", from the proceedings of the 4th Pan American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering. It was one of my favorite references for many years, but my copy...
