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Jake Springer

November 08, 2019 19:53

Fresh from PA fail. Had a lot of questions involving boring tests and how to read them. I have yet to see a resource depict the same diagram involving the different types at certain elevations, does anyone know of a good one?

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  Nasheet Rumy November 08, 2019 20:10

  Hi Jake,

  Sorry about the fail. I could be wrong but ASC architects studio companion has good info on that. I have a really old version.

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  Peter Mall November 15, 2019 21:37

  I had a few on my exam today. Check out Arch Graphic Stds. E12 ch 10 p 274 - 277 for a good overview of soils reports. No, not exactly, graphical identical, but should be good enough.

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  Connor Dimick November 20, 2019 18:39

  Brightwood Programming and Analysis 5.0 - Lesson 7 has some examples of boring logs and site evaluations.

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  aagangchen November 22, 2019 00:56 (Edited February 17, 2020 04:42)

  You can simply get a copy of the soils report from one of the project you are working and read through them to become familiar with them. Most office has a pdf version of the soils report for each project.

  Learning how to read them is important, but for real practice, reading the recommendation section is most important, and make sure you coordinate the soils report recommendation with the structural engineer’s plans' details and notes. Many structural engineers simply copy their standard details and notes and they often do not match the soils report recommendation.

  Gang Chen, Author, Architect, LEED AP BD+C (GreenExamEducation.com)

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