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I am wondering if anyone has experience with cantilevered soldier pile walls exceeding 30 feet for a site where Moderate rock is pretty much fully on the active and passive sides. Analysis indicates that moments, shear, and deflections are under control; but I am having second thoughts because...

I am wondering if anyone has ever experienced a project where a heelblock must be placed on a very soft organics stratum. Tie-backs are not an option here. What is recommended here? Support the heelblocks on helical piles? Has anyone ever just placed the heelblocks on the organics, since this...

I have a client who is looking to construct a building to the property lines and wants to construct an open-bottom recharge chamber below the lowest floor level. Besides ensuring the ground has a sufficient permeability rate, are there any other geotechnical concerns from dumping stormwater near...

I started my geotechnical consulting company three years ago. I have gotten decent growth, but looking to step things up in terms of building a strong clientele, increasing revenue, and hiring employees; but cannot figure out how. What are some steps one can take to grow company exposure, earn...

We have a townhouse building that is being underpinned to lower the cellar slab by approximately 4 feet. The existing footing is a stone footing that protrudes into the building by 12-inches. Therefore, Owner is concerned that underpinning will reduce cellar width by 12-inches on each side, so...

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Hello, I have a 5.25" x 11.875" LVL beam that is spanning 18 feet that was installed at a project but it is not sufficiently sized to carry the bending forces from the weight above. Therefore, I am considering adding a steel plate to the bottom of the beam as a reinforcement measure, and...

Hello, I am wondering if anyone has experience utilizing structural backfill for a retaining wall? Is it reliable, effective in draining water, etc.? I heard about it from block manufacturers and the system is incorporated in design programs. Here is the design mix: 1. SPECIFICATIONS 1.1...

Hello, I have a building that its 1st floor slab will be demolished and then 8 feet of soil will be excavated so that the building will have a cellar level. Issue is that the existing footings are rubble (not water-resistant obviously) and these rubble footings will be the new cellar...