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2008-11-18 Civil Engineering - French drain: It is difficult to say without doing an onsite visit but it sounds that if your remedy should work. It also could be that your pool issue could be causing the patio issue as well. A geotechnical engineer...
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2008-11-18 Civil Engineering - Water Main Crossing Sewer Line: The 10 foot separation is for construction purposes on parallel lines. The 18 in separation on crossing lines is for construction ,maintenance and functionality. A water line will vibrate when carrying...
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2008-11-17 Civil Engineering - civil engg: Hi Abdul, This will vary between 14-18 kN/m2 per floor for habitable spaces and about 12-14 kN/m2 for the roof, assuming all construction is in stone/blockwork and reinforced concrete. So overall, for...
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2008-11-16 Civil Engineering - Regarding plinth beams: Hi Mohammed, If what you mean by a plinth beam is a down-standing beam, then this is a more economical solution than a flush beam because the efficiency of a beam is increased by a factor equal to...
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2008-11-15 Civil Engineering - seismic basics: The basic principle is sound refraction. We use a system that installs geophones into the ground whichs receives the sounds waves off of the material underground. Rock bounces sounds back faster than soft...
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