Reladted to soil Mechanism & Building Construction
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Among the possibilities, the foundation could be affected by compression from the damp and unyielding surrounding soil.  Extra drainage gravel around entire foundation may minimize foundation pressure fissures/cracking/collapse.\n\nHigh water table may require continuous or nearly continuous pumping to prevent flooding of basement or lowest level of structure.\n\nSlab construction, if possible, would eliminate below grade issues.
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Around here it is used as land fill for road construction, particularly where a road is constructed  or widened over a river just before a bridge abutment.\n\nWe build what is called a "causeway" (like over Lake Pontchatrain) which is rapple old highway, buildings anything of substancial strength allowed to settle into the mud and distribute the weight of the road over a large  triangular area.  The structure must float as we do not have a granite sub-structure in the soil.  I am in the southern soil area and everything here is built on piling that is simply driven into the sand / mud which lies several feet beneath us! When  three hammer blows only make the pile go down so  many inches then it will support so many pounds of weight by friction!  There is no rock bed.  Our structures literally float on friction.  Up north like New York the buildings are set on solid rock!  In New Orleans the buildings are literally floating on piling! \n\nOld stuff can be quite useful,  do not know where the above individual is from or what kind of concrete he is refering to.  I am refering to poured reinforced concrete, broken up by gravity and explosives as well as mechanical ball.\n\nHave a good day.\n\nPLEASE DO ME A FAVOR AND BREAK THE TIE ON THE QUESTION YOU ASKED ABOUT RADAR , SO ONE OF US GETS THE POINTS .... THANK YOU !!! \n\n\n\nTHANK YOU!\n\n\nAPS
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Basically, an earthworm "burrows into and helps aerate soil."\n\nThese links might be able to help you with your question.
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if your looking to make a back ground.... just look them up online there are sevreal premade layouts! so we dont have to go through all the trouble! kk  ; )
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try putting dynamite around where it's being held up
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I'm not going to pretend to know the answer to this question, but I would make the suggestion that you repost the question in the home and garden category under maintenance and repairs, bet you have better luck with answers!\n\nGood  luck!
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Supply products to the construction industry for rebuilding homes.
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I was in a simialir situatio to this a few years ago, except I didnt have any land.  I wasnt able to get a construction loan without putting up my half of my current shared house as collateral.  It was kind of a sensative area legally I was told.  It ended by my ex having to buy me out and paying off the remainder of the loan so she could own the house outright.  It can be done, you just need to investigate.
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Contract with an engineering firm to do soil core samples of the property......\n\n\nMichael Casey CPA\nBusiness Consultant\n608-271-0068
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I found many references to the Wood and Armer method of analyzing concrete when I searched on Yahoo. A couple of interesting links are below.
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I totally agree with the ACI answer.  \n\nCheck out companies that have Materials Labs.  Geotechnical engineering companies often have a materials lab and a special inspecting department too, they all go hand in hand. You can join APWA or ASCE to network.  They have monthly meetings all over the country.
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opportunities are in Construction of buildings and homes, public private and community buildinbs etc.
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Construction methods are some the same nearly every place for modern buildings and other structures.  Some are much more mechanized than others.  Construction methods of houses and other small structures can vary greatly.  It would take a lot of space to detail different methods.  Some places have very little access to mechanized equipment so humans do all the work.  Some places use wood as the main material and others do not.  Brick and concrete are the main materials in a lot of the tropics.  Stone is still used as well as grass mats over poles to make shelter.  There is a saying here where I live that at first didn't make sense but now I do understand.  People say many times, same same but different, sure takes some thought for that one.
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The surface on which the structure is being built.
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The whole thing sounds pretty dodgy to me. An extension without the proper footings is not legal and if it has been built without planning permission that to is not legal.\nThe letter that you write should not be to help them make a sale on a property that has parts that could fall down in a gale and perhaps cause injury. It should be to state that it had only been built for the time that it has and that the building should be inspected as there are no proper foundations. If you knowingly write an incorrect statement and the truth comes out then you could be caught for aiding and abetting an illegal sale. The whole thing is a mine field so either stay out of it altogether or put the local authority in the picture. The estate agent should also be made aware of the problem as he could be in real trouble.
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That job is governments. You can construct farm house. For converting, you approach Chennai Metropolitan Development Administration (CMDA).
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if its somewhat large, or near something very important, i would recommend going to a local geotechnical/ civil engineer.  \n\na few hundred bucks may be worth it not falling over, and then you are out the wall and the money.  better safe than sorry.\n\nan engineer will review site and soil conditions to give you a quality end product, and a guarantee