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    reMarkable Tablet

    Has anybody purchased or tried out the remarkable tablet? I thinking of purchasing one. I hoping somebody had tried one out. https://remarkable.com/
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    bridge is to be installed at 4% grade

    Hi, A 16' x 40' portable steel bridge was purchased with concrete sills, and originally going to be installed level. The plan now is to installed at a 4% grade. Anybody have any suggestions on how to mitigate for this change. I have been told it is best to have the sills sit level and if the...
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    surcharge

    When you have a surcharge behind a retaining wall, do you multiply it by Ka for lateral pressure? For example if you have surcharge q, of 3000lbs/ft the vertical pressure at depth 4 feet would be yz + (qa'/(a'+z)). Would the lateral pressure be Ka(yz + (qa'/(a'+z))) or Ka(yz)+ (qa'/(a'+z))?
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    Soil Bearing Pressure

    Hi, I was looking over some plans for precast sills for a Big R portable stell bridge, and listed the required Ultimate Soil Bearing Pressure for the sill to be 9,300 psf, and the required Unfactored Bearing Capacity for the sill to be 5,900 psf. My question is what is exactly meant by...
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    Geotech Resource

    Hi, I found this Marquette University class website helpful. http://www.eng.mu.edu/crovettj/courses/ceen3160-02/INDEX.HTM There are sample exams and lectures in pdf. The most useful for quick review was "CEEN3160-FinalExamReveiw-F09.pdf Check is out...
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