geotechnical engineering

  1. vimalb5

    Which foundation suits best for Black Cotton Soil?

    Black cotton soil is a type of soil that exhibits high activity. This type of soil undergoes considerable swelling and shrinkage with moisture movement. The best foundation type for black cotton soil is raft or mat foundation or under-reamed pile foundation. Another way to deal with the...
  2. kweuke53

    Determine the Site Classification

    Hi, Is site class "B" or "C"? Vs30 > 760 m/sn, For Top 30 m. Can we consider it as B because we produce pile foundation?
    • kweuke53
    • Thread
    • determine the site classification geotechnical engineering pile and deep foundations
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    • Forum: Structural Engineering
  3. F

    Embankment flow net and heave

    I'm trying to calculate the piping FoS and heave from a flow net. I've attached the below but it was a quick sketch just to lay it out (please ignore scales/accuracy etc. - I did this for the purpose of this question). There's no sheet pile or toe in the embankment, though the embankment will...
    • fynch08
    • Thread
    • design embankment flownet geotechnical geotechnical engineering heave seepage soil mechanics
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    • Forum: MEP Engineering
  4. S

    Soil Testing in laboratory

    If the soil is tested to be NON PLASTIC as per IS code, do we need to test the shrinkage limit of the soil in the laboratory ? So if ive tested the soil as and the result is that the soil is Non Plastic, should I stop my test there and report the soil as non plastic or should I continue and try...