04-09-2009, 11:06 AM
mitchie777,
The key words to me were, "the compacted gravel". I inspect my own designs and I always have a geotech company test the compaction. Just curious, was the gravel tested for compaction? If the soil was not tested then how do you know it was compacted? Umm, hopefully it wasn't just gravel as it's hard to compact a soil without the appropriate moisture content. I've had projects where someone was running a whacker, but the soil wasn't being compacted, just consolidated. Big difference.
The advice above about following the plans is the best you'll get. Call the person who stamped the plans ASAP and consult.
Good luck,
Sean
The key words to me were, "the compacted gravel". I inspect my own designs and I always have a geotech company test the compaction. Just curious, was the gravel tested for compaction? If the soil was not tested then how do you know it was compacted? Umm, hopefully it wasn't just gravel as it's hard to compact a soil without the appropriate moisture content. I've had projects where someone was running a whacker, but the soil wasn't being compacted, just consolidated. Big difference.
The advice above about following the plans is the best you'll get. Call the person who stamped the plans ASAP and consult.
Good luck,
Sean
See you in the surf