4,000sq ft. School Building Addition The development consisted of a school building addition. The proposed building consisted of a couple of modular structures on piles. The development will also consist of a parking area adjacent to 76 St. NW.
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 sulphate attacks on concrete; and
Seismic site classification in accordance to Table 4.1.8.4.A of the 2005 National Building Code of Canada.
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
