I agree that a pull test of some sort would be ideal. However in the sector I work within, there rarely is the schedule or budget for a pull test. Generally we're looking at SPT testing almost exclusively.
I'm now looking at a different site now with a guyed tower (single tall mast and 3...
Hey folks. Just like the title says:
I have a large site with a field of several feet of uncontrolled fill. You get a tree trunk here and there, occasional bricks/debris, large chunks of concrete, but mostly a fine SP.
My problem is there are a bunch of deadman guy anchors in that fill, and...
I'm working on an analysis of an existing drilled shaft in SM soils (frost susceptible), where overturning is the governing criteria, not end bearing.
The existing drilled shaft terminates 9 feet below ground surface and frost depth is 5 feet below ground surface. When I neglect lateral...
