With all the twisted concrete, there was no stable soil, so we had to redesign the building and the excavation and bring in a
soils engineer.
The
soils engineer specified that the grindings be twice the thickness of the base course.
Specific information regarding the suitability of site soils can be obtained from a soil survey book, soil conservation service, or for critical areas, from a
soils engineer.
Some of the systems can be used to construct much taller retaining walls, but they require more complex techniques and prior consultation with a
soils engineer and local building department.
Consult a local
soils engineer to find out the necessary depth and degree of wetting.
If the depth of unsuitable soils exceeds 24 inches, a
soils engineer should be consulted to recommend a solution.
Lee Randolph worked as a construction inspector and
soils engineer.
Such severe conditions would require the services of a
soils engineer to establish the design pressure.
But know that the Consulting Engineers Association of California lists more than 200 distinct types of engineers, from a general problem analyzer like a civil engineer to a specialist like a
soils engineer.
The home builder should have his
soils engineer determine the yard's ability to support a pool as part of the overall soil report.
Even as the project team was inspecting other facilities, a
soils engineer was determining whether or not piles would be necessary for the foundation.
