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  1. SiteServicesllc

    compacting wet clay during the rainy season.

    How do ya'll feel about a 3ft thick sand only pad? The sand we have is a silty sand mixture that is pumped/dredged from the mississippi river into borrow pits. The sand drains well and compacts easy but when you dig the footings they have to go 1ft into natural soil. The sides of the footings...
  2. SiteServicesllc

    compacting wet clay during the rainy season.

    The only place that has sandy material is from the banks of the mississippi river. But the river water level is higher than the borrow pits. So I may have to wait for the water level to come down, which it already started coming down this week. I will definitely use sand if it is available. I...
  3. SiteServicesllc

    compacting wet clay during the rainy season.

    What is the best way to compact wet clay to 95% mod that is being dumped on a site that has the water table just a few feet below the surface. Not to mention that this is the wettest time of year in louisiana. I'm building a house pad and the homeowner needs to pour the slab in the beginning of...
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