I have a situation where a galvanized steel plate was bolted to existing concrete. The steel plate is part of a stop log system on a dam sluiceway. Water is leaking between the steel and concrete in one location. The flow coming through the gap is rather high. The gap is at the bottom of the...
I have a question concerning secondary compression and secondary heave. I have a deep structure (approximately 35 ft. deep) to be built on a site with 20 ft. of sand and gravel over up to 80 ft. of compressible soils. This will result in a net unloading of the soil.
Based on the consolidation...
Has anyone modeled seepage forces using Stabl software? I am analyzing an embankment dam with a concrete core wall and sheet pile cutoff beneath the core wall. I have performed the seepage analysis using a FEM program and produced the flow net.
I am using Winstabl to analyze the slope...
Does anyone know of a way to determine the length of a sheet pile bulkhead without performing test pits? The bulkhead has been in place for some time now and there are no plans for it.
Is there some application of PDA testing that can be used?
I have a roadway project in which subsurface soils included fill over organic soils over sand and gravel. Settlement from the organic soils has been calculated.
What are typical total and differential settlements that should be designed for? Different portions of the site will be preloaded...
I am working on a roadway project which will include cuts in bedrock on the order of 50 ft high in some areas. The bedrock is significantly jointed and groundwater is present in the bedrock.
I typically recommend pavement underdrains in such cases. However, for a "mixed face"...
Does anyone have any suggestions for literature sources concerning the use of soil-cement mix as an erosion control measure on berms. I am working on a project in the Bahamas where berms will be constructed with on-site soils and a layer of soil-cement for the cover. The berms may receive...
