jgailla can you expand on your point? Here in the PNW there isn't a hole to dig that isn't going to be subject to groundwater infiltration, this time of year our water table is 1'-4' below ground surface depending on tides.
We are actively dewatering the trench during construction and personnel...
Thanks for the replies. We all want to make a conservative decision on the matter and worker safety is the highest priority.
Ironically, in my experience, it's often the craftsmen and laborers, not the management, who push back against more more conservative determinations with regard to...
I am overseeing a 6' deep trench for the purpose of laying a 6" fire water line. Ingress will be required for the pipe layers to perform their connections. This project is in the Pacific Northwest where our groundwater table is approximately 5' below ground surface.
The soil strata consists of...
