Contents 01. – The importance of site investigation Page 2 – 4 1.02 – Trial Pits Page 4 1.03 – Auger holes Page 4 – 5 1.04 – Boreholes Page 5 – 7 1.05 – Soil sampling Page 7 1.06 – In-situ testing Page 8 1.07 – Quasi-static cone penetration testing Page 8 – 9 1.08 – Dynamic probing Page 10 1.09 – The Standard Penetration Test Page 11 1.10 – Field vane test Page 12 1.11 – Classifications of Soils Page 13 1.12 – Size range of grains Page 13 – 14 2.00 –
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AN INTRODUCTION TO SITE INVESTIGATION Site investigation is the study of the local environment and ground conditions on and around a specific piece of land. This is used to ascertain the suitability of a site for a proposed building project: The condition & strength of the soil Details of any man-made or natural hazards present on the site The economic viability of the site There may be three components‚ the walkover survey‚ the desk study and the ground investigation. 1. Walkover Survey
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The importance of conducting a site visit – a visit at the Serpentine Gallery. The following pages have for purpose to outline and explain in detail the important aspects of conducting a site visit when organising an event. Executing a physical inspection of potential venues where to hold an event points out whether a particular venue is suitable or not for the purposes and theme of the specific venue. A theoretical knowledge has been explored and backed-up by practical examples from a recent
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THE IMPORTANCE OF SITE SELECTION FOR SETTING UP A WIND TURBINE Arjun Raghunandan1‚ Ganavi Gowda2‚ Gowrishankar Ramanan3‚ Akshay Pandian 4 1‚2Telecommunication Engineering‚ 3Electrical & Electronics Engineering‚ 4Electronics & Communication Engineering 3RV College of Engineering‚ Bangalore‚ 1‚ 2‚ 4 MS RAMAIAH Institute of Technology‚ Bangalore 1arjun.raghunandan@gmail.com 2gaan7407@gmail.com 31991.gs@gmail.com 4akshay.pandian91@gmail.com Abstract - A wind energy system transforms the kinetic energy
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The NAFCU site is a very useful site to use when trying to forecast economic trends and data. With this site you are able to research credit union data and trends. This can be very useful because credit unions are one of the largest banking systems in the United States. If you are able to see trends from these banks then you can better forecast the trends in the economy because they are a large part of the economy. Datatrac’s website is useful because it shows you a comparison of retail loans and
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In crime scene investigations there is a lot of evidence that is valuable. That is including hair that is found at a crime scene. However‚ hair may not be seen as valuable evidence‚ but it is. Hair can tell you things that other evidence cannot. It can give you information about the unknown perpetrator and narrow your list of suspects. Hair is the most common type of trace evidence. Hair is easily transferred and resilient. Therefore‚ making it the most probable to be found at a crime scene
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Site Investigation Site Investigation is the gathering of information about the proposed location of the construction project. The reason for this can be twofold‚ firstly to assist in the location of the project and secondly to ascertain ground conditions. A site investigation should be taken for every site. Without a properly procured‚ supervised and interpreted site investigation‚ hazards which lie beneath the site cannot be known. A site investigation is made
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Abstract Searches of fire scenes are common in operations of the fire service and important to the investigation of fire origin and cause. Fire and arson investigators need to be aware of search and seizure laws. There have been several court decisions and laws created regarding proper search and seizure procedures for fire and arson investigators. Research into these laws and court rulings will help fire and arson investigators understand what type of search warrant is required‚ if search
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Publications‚ 2005 Investigation into Waste Management on Construction Sites in South Western Nigeria 1‚ 2 O.O. Akinkurolere and 3S.O. Franklin 1 Department of Civil Engineering‚ Faculty of Engineering‚ University of Ado-Ekiti‚ Nigeria 2 China University of Geosciences‚ 430074‚ Yujia Shan‚ Wuhan Hubei Province‚ People’s Republic of China 3 Department of Civil Engineering‚ Faculty of Engineering‚ University of Ibadan‚ Nigeria Abstract: This study aims to report investigation into the problem
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The Federal Bureau Of Investigations labratory has been around since November 24‚1932. Back then it was only a single agent in a single room with some basic equipment. Flash forward to today and it is one the largest and most state of the art facilities in the world. The FBI has 56 field offices throughout the U.S. Their main labratory is located in Quantico‚ VA. The lab is comprised of five sections each with varying numbers of sub-sections. The provide an array of services anyhting from maintaining
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