Soil Construction

Reading Assignment:

Chapter 7

Review the following:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uElPkghqoJw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5sURlEEA8I

Discussion Questions

1. How can errors occur in preparing soil reports?

2. On a 10

-

acre site where four borings are made sampling at 5

-

foot depth intervals, what percentage of

the ground is actually sampled?

3. How many borings are needed to do an adequate soil report?

4. Is it possible to explore the wrong site entirely?

Assignment

Search online for a soils report in your area, or any area of the country if necessary. Provide a one

-

page

summary of the soil and groundwater conditions

and how these conditions affect the proposed design.

Also, comment on the adequacy of the report and the recommendations made for design of the project.

Reading Assignment:

Chapter 7

Review the following:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uElPkghqoJw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5sURlEEA8I

Discussion Questions

1. How can errors occur in preparing soil reports?

2. On a 10-acre site where four borings are made sampling at 5-foot depth intervals, what percentage of

the ground is actually sampled?

3. How many borings are needed to do an adequate soil report?

4. Is it possible to explore the wrong site entirely?

Assignment

Search online for a soils report in your area, or any area of the country if necessary. Provide a one-page

summary of the soil and groundwater conditions and how these conditions affect the proposed design.

Also, comment on the adequacy of the report and the recommendations made for design of the project.