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  • I need a free software for windows 8 to run "lateral load analysis for shafts" ..any help from here?
        Last answered 20/07/2013 15:00, updated: 11/09/2023 01:25 by Jonathan Davis

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  • Does anyone know of good case histories documenting settlement of shallow foundations or an embankment supported on saturated stiff clay where th…
        Asked 11/07/2013 17:20 by Rockridge Geotechnical, Inc.

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  • I am Ralph Raymond Pineda, currently a 5th year civil engineering student at the University of Santo Tomas, Philippines, and I am currently doing my t…
        Last answered 28/05/2013 17:01, updated: 10/09/2023 08:33 by PaulPheonix123

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  • Triggered by a topic raised some time ago, 'which geotechnical software is good for engineering', I raise a different question. Is a 'simple' method f…
        Last answered 28/05/2013 17:00, updated: 11/09/2023 01:19 by AnaDesouza

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  • Dear Experts, I dont have any expertise in soil mechanics. I am planning to construct a two storied concrete house consisting of 1300 Square feet grou…
        Last answered 28/05/2013 17:00, updated: 11/09/2023 01:22 by Seenaramo

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  • Hi All I am doing preliminary design of Contiguous Bored Pile wall for Crossrail project in London.The soil stratum is 1.5-2.0m thick made ground and …
        Last answered 28/05/2013 17:00, updated: 11/09/2023 01:22 by Seenaramo

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        Last answered 28/05/2013 17:00, updated: 11/09/2023 01:31 by XiaoyunZhu

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  • I had made a design of foundation on clay with allowable bearing capacity of 50kPa and expected load of 50kPa. Now the client has changed the expected…
        Last answered 28/05/2013 17:00, updated: 11/09/2023 01:22 by Rahulrahul

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  • Novice here wondering if living near Railroad Tracks, and the passing freight trains can cause cracks to foundations and interior walls in a home, or …
        Last answered 28/05/2013 17:00, updated: 11/09/2023 01:19 by Norfleet

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  • hi , could any one please help me out in doing review of literature on swelling soil characteristic and the mechanism of swelling and clay minerals...…
        Last answered 28/05/2013 17:00, updated: 11/09/2023 01:19 by Anna Annaghannad

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