SITE INVESTIGATION AND FOUNDATION DESIGN: RIGID FRAME BUILDING
Clark Site Contractors
Grand Island, New York
Project Manager
Jim Daigler
Contact Number
(716) 773-6872 x205
Clark Site Contractors required additional equipment and tool storage at its Grand Island, New York yard. Clark retained DE to complete a shallow test pit investigation, establish the proper geotechnical design parameters, prepare a suitable foundation design, and assist in the layout and inspection of the foundation construction for this new rigid steel frame building.
DE services included:
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Test pit investigation in clay and saturated sand layers;
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Selection of geotechnical parameters through the “observational method”;
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Determine critical load combinations and prepare reinforced concrete pier and footer design calculations and details;
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Design and specification of concrete floor slab;
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Preparation of Construction Drawings and Specifications; and,
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Layout and inspection of foundation and slab construction.