- Elk Island Public Schools
- Elk Island Public Schools
- Overview
The development consisted of a new K-6 elementary school building. The proposed building may have two stories. The development will also consist of a parking area in the middle of the lot and bus and drop-off lanes adjacent to Davenport Drive and Davenport Place.
All Service Drilling Inc & Executed under Stewart Weir
- Project Goal
The scope of work for this geotechnical site investigation includes:
- Determining subsurface soil profiles and their geotechnical characteristics;
- Determining groundwater and sloughing conditions;
- Comments on-site preparation
- Comments on frost heave and soil swelling;
- Recommendations of foundation types and soil design parameters;
- Recommendations for design and construction of grade-supported slabs;
- Recommendations of soil design parameters for basement walls;
- Comments on surface and subsurface drainage;
- Recommendations of asphalt pavement structure for at-grade parking;
- Comments on sulfate attacks on concrete; and
- Seismic site classification in accordance to Table 4.1.8.4.A of the 2005 National Building Code of Canada.
- Results
- Nine geotechnical boreholes (BH16-01 to BH16-09) were drilled on May 02, 2016 at the project site.
Laboratory Testing was carried out on selected soil samples which included:
- In-situ moisture content tests ASTM D2216
- Atterberg limit tests ASTM D4318
- Sulphate tests ASTM C1580
- Project Details:
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Client: |
Davidson Creek New Elementary School |
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Date: |
May 02, 2016 |
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Duration: |
3 Months |
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Location: |
Alberta Canada |
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Category: |
Geotechnical Engineering |
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Status: |
Completed |
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