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well you've already used your most effective options... but as a last resort you may want to see if you have to adjust the paper size in the printer properties settings. sometimes printers also have the shrink to fit option that you have to turn off. if this doesnt work i recommend another...

Mwhite, we use a clegg hammer at our company to test the quality of finished subgrade. not sure if this is even close to what you have mentioned. i will describe it to see if it sounds similar to what was used in your case. the clegg hammer is a proctor hammer outfitted with an...

johmue, when frost susceptible soils thaw they loose strength and holes can develop. there are two key factors that contribute to this phenomenom. i) the density of the soil has been decreased to accomodate room for ice lenses that cause the ground to heave ii) the thaw typically occurs at a...

steve1, If you are talking about Spangler's theory of earth loads, E is the modulus of elasticity of the soil. As Focht3 mentioned this is different from the modulus of soil/subgrade reaction. I must agree with focht3 again that the main issue here is that E of soil is difficult to define and...

Experience or education should not be matched against each other. The two go hand in hand. To be effective in the engineering field is to your advantage to posses both experience and education. Possessing both experience and education helps the person better understand the various aspects of...

Some very good advice from BigH. I have a little ramble about a recent experience that may or may not be helpful. I will put it out because it was for a related type of project. I recently met a client about a similar project on a very poor site. The settlement tolerance became key. A large...