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I have a job where we have to underpinning a wall that is resting on a single layer of rocks that are 1.5 - 2 feet in diameter. Looks like they just lined up the rocks next to each other, put concrete on top to create a level surface, and began laying bricks. It's only one layer of...
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I'm a geotech engineer. From my side of the ground surface, the subgrade modulus, k, also known as modulus of subgrade reaction, is not used anymore for designing foundations. It is not really a property of the soil and depends on so many factors that getting an accurate value requires...
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I'm doing a deep dive into some pile types. Regarding timber piles, I often hear that they are considered friction piles and their end bearing is ignored in capacity calculations. However, this is always just stated, but never justified. The best I could find was this quote from the 2015...
