Great info. folks. I'm doing my research on geo-textiles and looking into civil and geotech. engineers. I'll keep you posted on what I find out. What a great web site.
I am a first time subscriber to eng-tips and I must say that I'm very please with the responses to my problem. To add a little more detail, I live in Central GA. The vast majority of roads have a compacted clay layer under either asphalt or concrete. Let me respond to some of your questions...
I'm in the process of building a private driveway for my personal use. My problem is that I have a wet area that is about 60 foot long that I have to cross and I can't go around it. My question is, should I "de-muck" this area (and if so how much should I take out) and what should I...