Hey Bill,
Congratulations! Joe Guttierez, another fellow classmate of Cark Danko's course, passed the ICC test about a month ago; he is studying for the ACI test now.
We were both hoping you would continue your ReinCon studies and become an inspector.
I took and passed the Los Angeles Deputy...
Durtaholic,
Yes, I know Carl Danko pretty well. He's one of the best instructors I ever had. He gave another student and myself extra tutoring
on reading plans after the ICC manual course was over, pro bono. Which class did you take from Carl at VCCC last semester? Was it the Tuesday evening...
Update:
A friend of mine took the test last week; he made a 78 on the Code and a 68 on the Plan Reading Section, which wasn't enough to pass (it takes 75%/75% Code/Plan Reading). He called Pearson VUE to ask to review his test; since he was within a certain "percentile range" of passing, he has...
I took the test about 2 weeks ago. They didn't give me too much hassle. I had "consolidated" some of the standards into the 7-ring CBC binder, and took in 2009 CBC, ACI 318-08, ASTM C Volume, and this new "Special Instructor Model" manual. They didn't scrutinize the reference too much, just...
PEinc
Thanx for your reply
Lagging is already in place. A small slough concavity occurred before lagging could be installed; there is no void space below or behind the lowest lagging but there is a 6"-12" wide ~5' high void behind the upper lagging. It's too narrow to mechanically compact, so...
My drilling contractor wants to backfill the cavity behind 4"x12" timber lagging with lean concrete ("slurry"). He says this is common practice.
I am worried that this material will not be permeable enough and excess hydrostatic pressure could develop. Still, waterproofing is required for the...
You are correct; assume a natural angle of repose of 2.75:1.00 H:V for collected material starting at the top of the 5' freeboard and project upslope. Use geometry to determine the volume per foot of wall. That "1/3 length of slope" won't work for very long or tall slopes; get your project...
We are designing a 26' high retaining wall. We have been required to substantiate the freeboard height and impact load we recommended (5.0', 125 pcf), based on possible future debris flow.
The ascending slope is about 1.5:1.0; the max. depth of sloughing has been postulated at 3.0'. I am...
PEinc,
Thanx for your prompt and thorough reply. The soldier piles will be set in predrilled 2' diameter holes, which will be backfilled with lean concrete. Embedment was calculated per the "flagpole" UBC formula to be 20'.
You are correct in assuming there is an arch effect for the piles...
Doing a shoring design for a 16' deep UST excavation. Design is almost done. Client wants to use steel plate lagging b/w W14x132 soldier piles; I usually rec'd 4" X 12" DFL timber lagging and am a little "fuzzy" on steel plates.
1) Do these plates typically come in standard "nominal"...
