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I came across the above thread looking for something else and since it wasn't discussed, thought I'd mention it for those interestted. Illinoid DOT (IDOT) here int he US uses what they call a Rimac devise in the field to dp exactly this, perform a UCS of sorts on SPT samples...
Really need a sanity check here. Have a project in the Florida panhandle and encountered some fat clays. Review of available maps don't indicate this particular area to be prone to high swelling so wasn't expecting too many issues (but that's why we exist I guess). However, I just got back...
Just curious if there were any colleagues from Honduras that frequented the site. My chapter of Engineers Without Borders is working on a channel crossing project in a remote town near San Pedro Sula. I am not able to travel with the group next week for a site visit and they will be without a...
I was wondering if anyone knew of a guideline or Spec that sets an allowable amount of pore water pressure generation during embankment construction as read with VW piezometers. In other words, we would want to set an upper bound during filling of XX% of the effective overburden to prevent the...
I'm looking for any recent (or anything really) load test data, preferably with load distribution information for what I've usually seen referred to drilled or bored piles (not drilled shafts). I've seen a couple DOT's use these on bridge projects where relatively shallow rock is encountered...
