Anybody have any useful/published methods for calculating heave of a basement. The excavtion will be 4m deep and in an overconsolidated high plasticity clay? Some advise on time for heave to occur would also be helpful.
I was looking at possibly doing oedometer tests. I anticipate that the...
We have been asked to look at a 150 year old, 4m high, railway embankment constructed over approximately 5m of peat over chalk. Over the past 3 years the embankment has begun to settle (approimately 500mm of downward movemnt). The embankment was never a problem previously and I would assume...
Any advice on how to calculate the likely heave (short term and long term) due to the excavation of a 4m deep basement in overconsolidated high plasticity clay?
Pure aluminium tanks were chosen to store 100% conc. nitric acid on a commercial scale.When 50%v/v HNO3 is used,corrosion happen.Causes?Is it due to oxidation forming Al2O3,but when scratched,exposed aluminium,which reacted with the diluted acid?What type of materials should be selected?Can i...
