Assignment: Soil Construction
Reading Assignment:
Chapter 7
Review the following:
Discussion Questions
1. How can errors occur in preparing soil reports?
2. On a 10-acre site where four borings are made sampling at 5-foot depth intervals, what percentage of the ground is actually sampled?
3. How many borings are needed to do an adequate soil report?
4. Is it possible to explore the wrong site entirely?
Assignment
Search online for a soils report in your area, or any area of the country if necessary. Provide a one-page summary of the soil and groundwater conditions and how these conditions affect the proposed design. Also, comment on the adequacy of the report and the recommendations made for design of the project.
Reading Assignment:
Chapter 7
Review the following:
Discussion Questions
1. How can errors occur in preparing soil reports?
2. On a 10
–
acre site where four borings are made sampling at 5
–
foot depth intervals, what percentage of
the ground is actually sampled?
3. How many borings are needed to do an adequate soil report?
4. Is it possible to explore the wrong site entirely?
Assignment
Search online for a soils report in your area, or any area of the country if necessary. Provide a one
–
page
summary of the soil and groundwater conditions
and how these conditions affect the proposed design.
Also, comment on the adequacy of the report and the recommendations made for design of the project.
Reading Assignment:
Chapter 7
Review the following:
Discussion Questions
1. How can errors occur in preparing soil reports?
2. On a 10-acre site where four borings are made sampling at 5-foot depth intervals, what percentage of
the ground is actually sampled?
3. How many borings are needed to do an adequate soil report?
4. Is it possible to explore the wrong site entirely?
Assignment
Search online for a soils report in your area, or any area of the country if necessary. Provide a one-page
summary of the soil and groundwater conditions and how these conditions affect the proposed design.
Also, comment on the adequacy of the report and the recommendations made for design of the project.
