I appreciate all of the replies. These are the same things we are discussing internally.
One concern is that these flood event typically occur due to a hurricane, which is also usually a rain event. All it takes is rain building up on the "dry" side of the fence, then the leak below the fence...
There are companies providing temporary flood fences around structures to keep rising water out during a storm. These are only for rising water and not for wave action. We have seen these successfully deployed on the news in FL after Hurricane Helene, and have just received s/s shop drawings for...
We are seeing many VE contractors entering the scene to VE our deep foundation designs. Some of these are design-build with varying augercast pile sizes, or other deep foundation system, which are an in-kind exchange.
However, we just heard about a VE request to move from augercast piles (+/-...
We have a project (3 stories over parking) in the northern mid-west with a drive-in parking garage on the ground floor, surrounded on 3 sides by retaining walls. The grade slopes up to the first floor with a steep slope. The garage is un-heated and un-conditioned. We placed all of the...
