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Crushed Granite vs. Crushed Limestone for Base
Thanks for the quick feedback. That's about where I was going with it for the most part. The granite is definitely a good base in general. I'll give them the go-ahead on ordering, but will still be interested to see what our geotech has for input. I'll ask them to provide the test results...- ChuckI
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- Forum: Foundation engineering
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Crushed Granite vs. Crushed Limestone for Base
At first I thought someone was trying to split hairs when I received this question from the field, but now I'm not so sure: For shallow foundations/Slabs/Pads - I've called out 6" of a no. 610 crushed limestone, per the soils report. It's a well-graded aggr base and the existing subgrades are...- ChuckI
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- Forum: Foundation engineering
