Questions tagged [pile-foundations]
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What does "crs" mean in structural engineering / construction?
In the realm of structural engineering, construction, foundation design, what is "crs" when talking about piles/posts? Is it an abbreviation? Does it refer to some sort of size?
Some examples:
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Low pile capacity during pile driving
When driving piles, the resistance from the soil is constantly measured.
What happens when the expected resistance values from the soil are not obtained?
For a single pile or for multiple piles?
What do we do in that case?
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Grade Beam vs Wooden Pile Foundation
We are in the design phase of a home at the New Jersey seashore. We are having a hard time deciding between a grade beam over pile foundation or having the home built on a regular pile foundation.
The home is modest, 1500 sq.ft and is built about 8…
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Effect of overburden pressure on the skin friction pile capacity
In a given soil, the lateral effect of overburden pressure is constant with depth, as in $p=qk$, where:
$p$: lateral pressure effect,
$q$: overburden pressure
$k$: soil lateral pressure coefficient.
Then, the effect of this overburden pressure on…
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Structural advice: Is this foundation plan sufficient for freestanding hammock posts under lateral load?
I had a question about setting up hammock and tarp posts, and I’d appreciate any advice or feedback you might have.
I’m planning to install three posts in my garden using secondhand azobe wood:
The posts are 20x20 cm (about 8x8 inches)
Each one…
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How strong will this sail pull up?
I am building this ground-mounted solar panel sail:
It will sit on twelve 150 mm timber piles. There are 20 panels 1755×1038 mm, 20 kg each, with 17 mm gaps between them, sitting at 69°. The total weight above the timber (panels + aluminium frame)…
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How to make top of rebar cage of CIP pile exposed
A long time ago I saw that when cast in place piles were poured, the rebar cage was lowered all the way to the hole and the concrete was cast. After the concrete hardened, the soil around the top of the piles was removed (which was not as easy as…
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