as unrealistic expectation of development on selected site, insufficient geotechnical investigation for the given development, unrealistic soil performance for given development and development constraints and restriction leading to inappropriate equipment or techniques. Consultant’s design and specifications may impose unrealistic demands on solutions. Client’s brief may fail to convey end usage; insufficient geotechnical investigation could lead to inappropriate design while on site conditions
methods of correcting soil parameters for poor quality sample. Moreover, recompression method and Stress History and Normalized Soil Engineering Properties (SHANSEP) method are two well known methods employed recently in geotechnical engineering practice. 1) Recompression method Recompression method was developed by Bjerrum and Berre (1973) at the Norwagian Geotechnical Institute (NGI). In this method, soil specimens are reconsolidated to in-situ effective overburden pressure before sheared under undrained
building construction process which commences after site establishment activities are completed. It is the fundamental basis for the structure that establishes a safe and strong deck to support all other building works on top of it. The structural and geotechnical engineers must make analysis on the ground soils, settlement and building load before they decide whichever footing is required. The importance of this process is very often understated. If footings are not installed properly, then a crooked stick
Subsoil investigation is a type of site exploration that involves sampling and testing the soil at the site to obtain geotechnical information for a safe geotechnical evaluation and design. It is a discovery of the ground conditions which will be built on. Subsoil investigation provides data on surface and underground conditions at the site. Samples will be obtained for visual inspection and to determine the physical properties of the soil. The purpose of subsoil exploration includes examining the
Standard Penetration Test (SPT) Designation: ASTM D 1586 History and Development: The history of SPT goes back to early 1900s. In 1902 Charles R. Gow who was owner of Gow Construction Company in Boston started making borings of 1 inch through a sampler to explore the soil properties. After that time engineers started using wash borings with cuttings to get information about soil properties. In early 1930s this method was standardized by Harry Mohr who was an engineer at Gow Constructions. In his
The term expansive soil indicates to soils, which ahs the tendency to swell when their moisture content is allowed to increase. The moisture may come from rain, flooding, leaking water or sewer lines, or from a reduction in surface evapotranspiration when an area is covered by a building or pavement. The term cracking soils is also used for these soils as they have the tendency to shrink and crack when the moisture is allowed to decrease. Soils containing the clay mineral montmorillonite generally
1.0 INTRODUCTION The correlation of soil properties with its index properties have been used by engineers to estimate the engineering properties of a soil if the index properties are known. This is especially important where there is inadequate information from the site and laboratory investigation results or where results need to be validated with the existing literature values in order to determine the appropriate soil design parameters. Many renowned researchers such as Carrier and Beckman (1984)
precisely computed (Lerche, 1997). With the approval from the management and budget, the detailed geological investigation is conducted based on the previous planning. This detailed investigation includes both geophysical surface exploration and geotechnical subsurface exploration (Gregory, 2008). According to Bujang (2003), the geophysical surface exploration is repeated to identify the deposition of soil and rock unit and see if the result tallies with the data obtained from preliminary geological
Pad foundations Pad foundation is a foundation that builds to support the individual or multiple columns and spread the load to the ground surface below. Normally, pad foundation is built in square or rectangular in shape. The plan area of the footing is determined by calculating the permissible bearing pressure of the soil. Besides, the construction of the pad foundation is design by the arrangement of the columns and the load which to be transferred into the soil. Furthermore, the thickness of
It seems that in the past few years, the Geotechnical Baseline Report (GBR) has perhaps turned into the key document for construction. The GBR not only assigns much of the risk involved with the work, it serves as the basis for bid prep and is used widely in resolving disputes during construction. The use of GBR’s for contractually defining anticipated ground conditions has become a widely accepted practice in the construction business. The importance and the significant nature of these reports have
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Civil engineering deals with the things built around us and the environment. It causes the lives of people to be made easier and comfortable. Civil engineers also solve problems that are presented to them. Many people would think that civil engineering is only related to structures and bridges, but there is a wider discipline to it, some which are less known to people. Content List out some of the sub-disciplines of civil engineering. Environmental Engineering Environmental engineering deals
particular field of engineering, engineers might find themselves testing, maintaining, and using computers to design products. Other engineers, however, might find themselves on construction sites, monitoring, directing, and solving issues on-site. A license in engineering is required for an engineer who offers their services to the public, obtained by passing the Fundamentals of Engineering exam after graduating from college as well as the Principles and Practicing of Engineering exam after enough
Earthquake and Geotechnical Engineering Earthquake Engineering is a branch of Civil Engineering that is in charge of protecting the society from natural disasters like Earthquakes. This branch of Civil Engineering mainly studies how structures behave when they are hit by a seismic wave. Earthquake engineers main responsibilities are to design structures that can stand an earthquake and to make sure that all structures have the required building codes. In addition, they need to estimate the probable
companies, to reading and deciphering many different types of plans. Working on tenders for the first few weeks was enjoyable for me as it did make me use all the techniques I learned at University in every stream of Civil Engineering that had been taught to us, namely; Geotechnical, Structural, Hydrology and Transport. I realise this might not be the same everywhere and usually Civil Engineers might focus on one type of stream, but I was happy that I had the opportunity to useall of my theoretical
Historically, Civil Engineering is the oldest branch of engineering and dates back at least 5,000 years to the profession of "master builder" involving pyramids, temples and irrigation projects. Engineering has changed greatly since those days but the fundamental principles have stayed the same. Engineers solve peoples problems with applied science and innovation. Today's problems are more complex and the needs of current and future societies have created challenges for engineering unparalleled in our
Civil Engineering has been a part of mankind since the beginning of time. The structures of the ancient Greeks, Egyptians, and Babylonians still amaze people today. Wonders like the Lighthouse of Alexandria and the Pantheon are proof that humans have the ability to construct great things. Civil Engineers design bridges to help cars get across large bodies of water and tall buildings to house hundreds of workers for a company. Most people would be surprised to learn that many of the simple things
Gregory Fernandez Mr. Raiford Robotics 9-11-17 Electrical engineering An electrical engineer is someone who designs and develops new electrical equipment, solves problems and tests equipment. They work with all kinds of electronic devices, from the smallest pocket devices to large supercomputers. Electrical engineering deals with electricity, electro-magnetism and electronics. It also covers power, control systems, telecommunications and signal processing. These engineers are usually concerned
Phone: 83827470 E-mail: syng5@e.ntu.edu.sg ________________________________________ Career Objective I am a fresh graduate seeking a career in the civil engineering industries. With my background in Civil & Structural engineering, I believe that the skills I have acquired during the course of my education would be of value in a civil engineering and/or construction setting. Besides application of these skills, I also desire to progress in these skills and look forward to learn new skills during the
MBA Admissions Essays - My Three Most Substantial Accomplishments Although trained as an engineer, my most substantial accomplishments have been in non-engineering sectors since the management and finance divisions of my company necessitated my involvement and a change in my career goals. From the early 1990's, after the introduction of the free economy in Poland, almost all of our companies in our family owned business began losing money, and I needed to help save it. There I was, the poor