we have to do a field check for overturning on a 25' tall rebar cage with 9'-6" column dowels extending from the footer. The force required to overturn the column is 775 lbs but I need to check what force it would take to make the column rotate over the 9'-6" dowel. The Cage weight is 5536 lbs...
When taking an in-place field density testing on an FAA P-401 spec, do you use the theoretical maximum density (rice value) or the bulk specific gravity (marshall value as the others in my office call it). I have done 3 different airport jobs on the east coast and I always used the rice value in...