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Micro Piles |
Pressure Grouting |
Rock Anchors |
Permeation Grouting
Soil Nailing |
Compaction Grouting |
Micropiles |
Injection Grouting |
Chemical Grouting
Our
techniques apply when adding new structures:
especially
rock anchor,
microfine cement,
soil nailing,
micropile
installations for
foundation support.
We
specialize in
slope stabilization,
anchors,
permeation grouting,
foundation repair
and support,
grouting,
soil nails,
rock drilling,
micropile installations, and
sinkholes. We
use a
problem-solving approach geotechnical
architecture of buildings, bridges,
water plants, sewage plants, tunnels,
sinkholes,
caisson,
shoring,
underpinning,
agriculture, and
roads
construction. We
are experienced in these applications:
micro piles,
sinkhole repair,
permeation grouting, pressure
grout,
soil nails,
chemical grouting,
micropiles,
compaction grout, and
rock anchors.
Our specialties are
rock anchor,
acrylamide and
compaction grouting,
mini piles,
sinkhole repair,
micropiles,
acrylamide grouting, and
soil nailing.
We will continue to
dedicate ourselves to
excellence,
including
insurance mortgage, in our performance, in our
integrity, and in our relationships with our
customers. We will carefully weigh our
decisions, actions, and results to make sure
that we remain the most trusted name in the
geotechnical contracting industry. Please
visit our website
http://www.rembco.com/.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
JULY
1997
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Chapter 1 Foundation Investigations ..................................................................... 1-1
Introduction ..........................................................................................................................1-1
Who Performs Foundation Investigations ............................................................................1-2
Office of Structural Foundations Geotechnical Support ......................................................1-2
Foundation Investigation Overview ......................................................................................1-3
Subsurface Drilling Operation ..............................................................................................1-4
Log of Test Borings ................................................................................................................1-6
Foundation Report . .............................................................................................................1-6
Applicability of the Log of Test Borings and Foundation Report to the Contract.................1-8
Basic Soil Properties ..............................................................................................................1-8
Geotechnical Drilling and Sampling Equipment.............................................................. 1-10
Chapter 2 Type Selection ....................................................................................... 2-1
Chapter 3 Contract Administration ........................................................................ 3-1
Chapter 4 Footing Foundations ............................................................................. 4-1
General ..................................................................................................................................4-1
Types ......................................................................................................................................4-1
Bearing Capacity ...................................................................................................................4-5
Failure Modes...................................................................................................................4-5
Factors Affecting Bearing Capacity ..................................................................................4-8
Settlement............................................................................................................................4-11
Construction and Inspection...............................................................................................4-12
Excavations .........................................................................................................................4-14
Wet Excavations .............................................................................................................4-18
Bottom of Excavation Stability ......................................................................................4-21
Foundation Inspection ..................................................................................................4-21
Foundation Problems and Solutions ............................................................................4-23
Suitable Foundation Material .......................................................................................4-24
Disturbed and/or Contaminated Material .................................................................... 4-24
Unsuitable Foundation Material ...................................................................................4-25
Safety ...................................................................................................................................4-26