Got my first brand new drill rig, I've been running a CME 55 from the late 70's for years.2yr ⋅ stix115 ⋅ r/Geotech
Gotta love it... I'm thankful I'm not the person who has to pay for this repair!1yr ⋅ TravelingGeoAK ⋅ r/Geotech
Please, folks, I am a Geotech. Waiting for my family to stop asking why the Key bridge fell2wk ⋅ SOILSYAY ⋅ r/Geotech
Got a very high phi from a CUP Triaxial test. it's questionable because the soils are silty sand N=4, at 8ft depth. based on the lab report, do you think the lab was done properly and where did it wrong1yr ⋅ kikilucy26 ⋅ r/Geotech
What do these arrows indicate in this SEEP/W analysis result? And what does negative pore water pressure mean? I'm having difficulty in understanding what these results mean in SEEP/W.1yr ⋅ munimjaffer ⋅ r/Geotech
What suitable uses/recommendations would you have for this material gradation?10mo ⋅ superassholeguy ⋅ r/Geotech
Made a desktop model showing the different grain sizes in sands to help new engineers.3yr ⋅ JacRabit ⋅ r/Geotech
Can anyone identify what these are? Found in glacial till approximately 5m below ground surface.2yr ⋅ EPSTester ⋅ r/Geotech
I wanted this in my logging days.. I figure I could have pulled it off after 4-5 years. I'm a badass geologist but to hell with rain all day in January1yr ⋅ modcal ⋅ r/Geotech
Me: do you want us to line up the equipment for test pits? Contractor: no I’ve got my own excavator at the site already The excavator at the site already:4yr ⋅ nastyblasty904 ⋅ r/Geotech
Leftover sample from a Shelby tube at 20’ below grade. I dried it and kept it on my desk. Zoom in to see all the little shells!!2yr ⋅ BirthdayCakeTimbit ⋅ r/Geotech
Slide. To avoid small surficial failure surface I set minimum height of surface to be 10ft but I'm afraid thi will exclude real failure surfaces. What do you recommend to do to avoid the small surficial failure surfaces1yr ⋅ kikilucy26 ⋅ r/Geotech
Hi, I am a bit confused how to find the height for each slices? Is there any solution because I still can't find the accurate answer to solve this problem.1yr ⋅ ilg4gsu ⋅ r/Geotech
I'm sorry to do this but I'm really struggling with my soil mechanics coursework. Can anyone shed light on what I would need to do to provide pile loads for a range of loadings from 900kN to 3000kN?3yr ⋅ Csxa11 ⋅ r/Geotech
Need help in gINT. Can someone please help me how to correct this curve? I had the issue every time the soil material is silt and clay. Do I make the calculation wrong? Please explain to me. I’ve been struggling to figure it out. Thank you.3yr ⋅ dumbdumb86 ⋅ r/Geotech
how come the new slope doesn't reduce the factor of safety of the existing slope. see photo1yr ⋅ kikilucy26 ⋅ r/Geotech
Five rocks undercliff Isle of Wight, need help defining unit weight cohesion and friction angle thanks3yr ⋅ A5G4U7R_ ⋅ r/Geotech
Large scale triaxial test setup at University of Illinois U-C. Visited their lab in Rantoul not too long ago and had to share.4yr ⋅ Corgi_Dude ⋅ r/Geotech
Can anybody tell me what types of samples these are? Borehole report from Kleinfelder, Inc.3wk ⋅ OldManSquanto ⋅ r/Geotech
Good place to build? Our soil is clay and silt and it makes us nervous they are squeezing in another house. The houses are closer than they look.3yr ⋅ sharloops ⋅ r/Geotech
Retaining wall failure. I posted another view with crushed cars in catastrophicfailure. We’ve had a lot of rain recently, and they had a plumbing leak which failed the preexisting masonry retaining wall.4yr ⋅ Jmazoso ⋅ r/Geotech
Glad to share one of the soil retention systems i designed ( micropiles with gtouyed anchors)5yr ⋅ pratikausth ⋅ r/Geotech
Is it possible to cut from this UCS specimen a sample with 1” dia & 8mm thickness without loosing its structure4yr ⋅ lasy_lazer ⋅ r/Geotech
