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    Compressive Strength of Rock Cores at Natural Moisture Content

    FHWA Drilled Shaft Manual (section 13.3.5.3) requires uniaxial compressive strength testing of the rock at its natural moisture content. How can you get cores at natural moisture content when you are coring with water? This is also a requirement of ASTM 4543. Thanks!
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    Settlement/Collapse Potential in Silty Sand

    Hello World - First time question, long time reader. Big, big fan of all the helpful information on this forum [bigsmile] Here is my situation: We have a 7' swimming pool being constructed in 17' of loose(bpf of 4-7) silty sand to sandy silt (borderline, a typical wash indicates 52% sand) of...

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