<p>The Designer shall consult with the Regional Geotechnical Engineer (RGE) as early as possible in the design phase to ensure adequate subsurface explorations are progressed to verify the feasibility of installing the soil nail wall system. Subsurface explorations ...

<p>The purpose of this manual is to provide New York State Department of Transportation Construction Inspectors with a uniform procedure for taking random samples of backfill material for mechanically stabilized earth systems. The procedure describes how to ...

<p>This document specifies the procedure that shall be followed when a Contractor or Permittee is proposing to blast. By following this procedure, the Engineer-In-Charge or the Permit Engineer can help ensure that the Contractor accomplishes the work in a ...

<p>This manual describes the operational safety procedures to be followed when using Nuclear Moisture &ndash; Density Gauges under the control of the Geotechnical Engineering Bureau, New York State Department of Transportation. This manual must be used in ...

This paper pursues the concept of quality with respect to construction of drilled shaft foundations. This paper describes some aspects of construction techniques and materials which can lead to defects or less than optimal performance for drilled shaft foundations. ...