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thanks for all the responses. I definitely took them all into consideration during all of this.
It went something like this... The next day I guess they expected me to accept. I only responded with an email saying:
The offer is lower than I expected and I would like some time...
I have 4 years experience in geotechnical engineering, I just sat for my PE exam last weekend and likely passed. My previous salaries steadily increased to just under $60,000 over the last 4 years.
I have been laid off for 8 months now. I have had very few call backs. I got an interivew...
whats a good scope for re-testing? the insurance company wants to keep the slab, the initial testing company said no way. We are the 2nd opinion.
An industrial sized warehouse burned, the slab on grade quality is in question. In general it can remove the water content, cause surface spall...
BigH, i should have specified, I'm referring to a sowers DCP manufactured by boart longshear, if i'm not mistaken it has a 15 lb hamer, 20" drop, 45° tip, seat 2", drive 1¾" for reading.
Typically i wouldn't really need these charts as i'm familiarized with piedmont soils in my major region...
Aside from a few graphs laying around the office here that appear to have been photocopied for the last 10 years... what is a reliable source for a DCP to SPT correlation?
idealy i'm looking for a graph of SPT N-value (blows per foot) VS DCP (blows per increment), with several lines plotted...