I'm looking for some data pertaining to the influence of the compaction standard on peak shear strength for a given soil. The situation is the construction of embankments/pads and choosing a compaction standard for the project specifications. The main objective is adequate shear strength...
I have often wondered why there is a convention to include elastic settlement as a separate value in addition to consolidation (primary & secondary) settlement. It seems to me that when you run an oedometer test you have an initial stress and void ratio and a final stress and void ratio. This...
As a geotechnical engineer, I've always been dissatisfied with the way the topic of modulus of subgrade reaction is addressed in geotechnical textbooks and figured I would look to this forum to help clarify some concepts in my mind and hopefully the minds of others.
Firstly, after reading many...
I find table 1613.5.2, Equation 16-42 in the 2009 IBC, and the accompanying discussion unsatisfactory. I was hoping someone on eng-tips might be able to provide some additional perspective.
Table 1613.5.2 references the "average" standard penetration resistance in the top 100 feet of the soil...
