check out the UFGS which are free. very comprehensive and can be edited to your liking
Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS)
https://wbdg.org/ffc/dod/unified-facilities-guide-specifications-ufgs
grouted rock berm will be expensive and will leak like a sieve. it would require a lot of pumping
might be easier to construct a forebay with intake structure in the dry. than just connect with a channel to the river. no cofferdam needed.
would also eliminate the problems with sediment and...
if you have a bad seal than it is connected and eventually will become fully pressurized. doesnt matter how much resistance it has to flow.
I'm just surprised that half your colleagues got it wrong...
the I-10 / I-215 interchange is directly on top of the San Jacinto Fault. My office used to be about a block away. my house was located approximately 2 miles from the San Andreas. I had enough fun with earthquakes and moved...
in the past - i hammered in regular steel fence posts and then tied the mattress to those posts. i believe it was a grid at 1 meter spacing
we were unable to drive some of the posts all the way, so they had to be cut off flush with the top of gabions
agree with la belle vie. USACE has a good guideline on the FS based on normal vs unusual vs extreme loadings.
EM 1110-2-2100 Stability Analysis of Concrete Structures...
you are obtaining the required density. MC just needs to be adequate to obtain the desired results. i think you should be ok.
we usually aim for 70% relative density (per min/max tests) which should correspond to about 100% of Standard Proctor.
what is the OMC? what is your relative density?
in my experience optimum is 8 - 11% or higher. lower than that it is tough to get the density.
Moisture is usually added to the stockpile and again on grade just prior to compaction. this needs to be tested immediately or the moisture drains...
i would start with testing the surface
"sounding" using a hammer is a typical field method to test if concrete is hard/durable/delaminated/cracked/soft
listen for a ringing sound, not a thud
i would not worry about rain penetrating the soil along the sides. that would be unlikely to cause any...
is it really infiltration rate that you need to prove? or is it the retention volume? pretty much all gravel or crushed will have relatively high infiltration rates.
your chart above does not apply to washed or crushed rock, it applies to unwashed mixtures of gravel and sands which probably...
geofoam and cellular fill both require specialty contractors and therefore, are expensive or difficult to find a qualified contractor.
easier and perhaps cheaper method than foam or lightweight fill would be CLSM. 1 sack or even 1/2 sack mix, placed in lifts will greatly reduce your lateral load...
gabions are good for banks, not as good for channel bottom
plain riprap, grouted riprap and boulders
soil cement / roller compacted concrete
piles
concrete cutoff walls
https://udfcd.org/wp-content/uploads/uploads/vol2%20criteria%20manual/09_Hydraulic%20Structures.pdf