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For backfilling narrow deep utility trenches under a pavement, why not use CLSM (controlled low strength material)? ------------------------------ Joram Amir Ph.D. CE D.GE. F.ASCE Amir Geotechnical Engineering Ltd. Israel ------------------------------

The most important thing I have learned during my 58 years in geotechnical engineering is "Take nothing for granted". As-made drawings are nice to have, but should never be regarded as reflecting the absolutely true situation. A fairly recent example is the trouble with the huge Bertha TBM in Seattle ...

When South Africa withdrew from the British Commonwealth in 1961 it also got rid of the Imperial units and enforced the SI units. The move was done across the board, so that people do not count calories but kJ and watch their mass, not weight. The trouble with the US is that it's economy is more than ...

Hi, have you considered short piling instead? Manual labor is reduced to the minimum, no shuttering, no backfiling, good moment-resisting capacity and improved resistance to flood-induced scour. Productivity can easily increase ten-fold. ------------------------------ Joram Amir P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE ...