I'm looking for some help using the USDA-NRCS soil surveys for a pipeline project. I've already downloaded the shapefiles and imported them into AutoCAD via AutoMAP. Does anybody have experience using the soil survey to generate a resource report for a FERC application? Basically, identify soil...
Many thanks go out to my fellow geotech's for their thoughtful replies and insight. It is clear that we are all on the "same page". My feeling is that you simply can't be too conservative in a situation like this. I totally understand that you can't count on the joint conditions being in your...
If you want to use geogrids, I suggest that you take a look at www.tensarcorp.com and their free SpectraPave software which can be used to evaluate unpaved roads and geogrids to provide subgrade stabilization. I have completed many projects with their biaxial geogrids and my clients have been...
Looking for some help with shallow foundations on rock. I'm trained/experienced in the traditional areas of soil mechanics and have little background in rock mechanics. The situation involves bridge pier footings bearing directly on rock (hard sound Dolomite in this case). An existing waterway...