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  1. geotech888

    Correlation between SPT N value and CBR

    Dear garbageengineer, Thanks for sharing the relationship, however it is not clear that the given CBR shall be considered as 4 days soak, 7 days soak or Unsoaked. The one which I required is 4 days soaked, can it be directly refer for determining subgrade thickness.
  2. geotech888

    Correlation between SPT N value and CBR

    Hi... Fellow Engineers. I am woring on Australian project where about 90 Kms road and rail network is required to be designed. I have the preliminay geotechnical investigation data indicating field SPT N values at various locations. I need to know the CBR value that can be adopted for the...
  3. geotech888

    Tank Foundation recommendation

    Thank you all for your prompt responses. Yes the site has experienced a earthquake of magnitude 7.5 on richter scale 11 years back, but no failure or extreme damage is reported at the site terminal. Yes, as an geotechnical engineer, I recommend for going with the past experience of providing...
  4. geotech888

    Tank Foundation recommendation

    Dear All, I am facing a problem in recommending the foundation system for a tank, which was already in place since last 25 years, recently dismantled for changing the steel of tank due to corrosion. The theory and practical observations at site are contradicting each other. Site Condition in...
  5. geotech888

    Tank Foundations

    A chemical storage terminal is in operation since last 25 years. The subsoil for the terminal is as below 0-2.0m filled up soil - sandy clay (SC) 2.0-20.0 soft greyish/blackish marine clay (CL,CI) with SPT ranging from 2 to 10 improving with depth. 20.0m to 30.0m is Hard reddish clay SPT > 50...
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