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  • I am a PhD student and I am trying to find out if I can estimate permeability from the data set I have available. I have 2 piezos, each sitting in a 0…
        Last answered 28/05/2013 17:00, updated: 11/09/2023 01:37 by Seenaramo

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  • hi everybody, I am in my last year of civil engineering and off course I have to do a master thesis. Only problem is I can't find any subject for this…
        Last answered 28/05/2013 17:00, updated: 11/09/2023 01:23 by Marian33

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  • i have difficulties in the homework in a geotechnical course, can anyone help? The question is to prove the Coulomb coefficient of active lateral eart…
        Last answered 28/05/2013 17:00, updated: 10/09/2023 08:34 by Patricia39

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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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  • I am about to design an 8,0 meter high sheet pile wall. What kind of sheet pile wall is best to use in marl (soft rock)? Are there some recomendations…
        Last answered 28/05/2013 17:00, updated: 11/09/2023 01:11 by Seenaramo

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  • I am analysing drainage tunnels in Hong Kong within zones of Granodiorite and Tuff rock mass.The rock mass has very low cohesion values and friction a…
        Last answered 28/05/2013 17:00, updated: 11/09/2023 01:12 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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  • Hello all, i stumbled across this forum, so would like to ask you all for some advice. I am 32 years old and considering taking a Bsc in Geology this …
        Last answered 28/05/2013 17:00, updated: 29/05/2013 11:47 by Ushakanth

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  • Hello! I was wondering does anyone knows which type of beam formulation (Euler - Bernoulli or Timoshenko) does Plaxis and Geostudio uses. I tried to f…
        Last answered 28/05/2013 17:00, updated: 11/09/2023 01:30 by Johnny Doe

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  • Which is the best fem package for grouting simulation?
        Last answered 28/05/2013 17:00, updated: 11/09/2023 01:30 by Chrisadam12

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