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  1. SocalSoils

    Loose Sands Problem

    The low blow counts were encountered well above the groundwater table and capillary fringe. If groundwater was present, then your scenario would make a lot of sense. Thanks for the response.
  2. SocalSoils

    Loose Sands Problem

    Thank you all for your responses. To answer some of the questions: groundwater will not be an issue and there was no organic material present.
  3. SocalSoils

    Loose Sands Problem

    Oldest Guy, you are correct, it is a uniform sand. That is a good idea to run emin and emax tests and find the relative density. That would also explain a lot of what my response to Ron was asking.
  4. SocalSoils

    Loose Sands Problem

    Thanks for the response, Ron. What I meant by consolidation test was using a consolidometer to measure elastic settlement. Any thoughts as to the low blow counts (7), dry density (95) but relatively high Youngs modulus? It just doesn't jive to me from a soil fabric standpoint, but maybe this is...
  5. SocalSoils

    Loose Sands Problem

    We have done borings and lab testing on the soil for a partial reconstruction of a commercial building. The issue is the loose sands encountered at the site. Blow counts were as low as 7 blows/ft, which is a very low number that we were not expecting. Furthermore, the dry densities confirm...

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