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I am having a brainfart and cannot even think of what I need to search for....... In short I have a container made of 16 ga. steel. It will have vaccum pressure and positive pressure. It will be cyclically loaded during operation. 25 in Hg vaccum and 25 PSI of positive pressure. I know...

I need a copy of ASCE 32-01, so I am hoping maybe some of you all who has it can help with this as this is a one time deal for me. I have went through all the calculations and all that is required for this shallow foundation I am designing (for myself) is a piece of extruded board insulation...

Is it even a possibility? There were two problems on the exam, one was worded very awkwardly and I am certain the second had two correct answers. Regardless I was hoping to comment on them. I wasn't sure if it would be acceptable to do so in the survey and when I tried on the NCEES website...

Are there any good materials for understanding stake markings? I have seen a few problems on them and I am not finding much of a reference for them. I have never seen anything laid out in the field with some of the designations that are on various problems I have seen.

If you guys have the books it is practice problem on page 336 of Raj, and problem 633 of goswami. My confusion starts when calculating the soil friction and strip lengths. The standard friction equation is : 2 x ( effective vertical stress x tan(angle of friction)) x area of strip the factor...

I am struggling with his practice exams........ they just seem to be worded awkwardly. It seems like every other question I have to cheat and look at the answer because I am not sure what he is intending for you to solve for, or finding errors in in his solutions. So far I have used every...

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The question is: Compacted soil 5 ft deep is needed for a buildings 200' x 100' foundation. The soil will be borrowed from a loose bank. The borrow soil has a density of 120 lbs.cf, a water content of 7%, a shrink of 10% and swell of 12%. The required Loose bank volume and contained water...

Just a little curious what you guys thought of this question. I would have answered it wrong. Here in WV you only need a permit for disturbances larger than 3 acres. Most of our projects don't require them. I wouldn't have included a washout pit as part of the answer.