Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Help verifying/understanding my site investigation repor 23Jan 28, 2019 7:01 pm Great thread, and as always opinions are like a@#$holes, everybody's got one. I think the general consensus is let the engineer do his job. Cheers Re: Help verifying/understanding my site investigation repor 24Jan 28, 2019 7:38 pm This is an interesting statement form the report considering it is in Clayton Sth "The slab as recommended above, is designed to act as a whole unit so that it can tolerate the differential soil movements that may occur in the basaltic clay " Justme15 Can you confirm the geology that is stated in the report. Re: Help verifying/understanding my site investigation repor 25Jan 29, 2019 6:19 pm kirashogun - according to what I've got it's a waffle slab. insider - Thank you for your input. I will keep that in my back pocket. It will be a good baseline on what the engineer designs. In my 2007 report, it states the following: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ sweetswisssteel - Very true. Such is the nature of a public forum. But I needed some assistance in understanding the latest report. And like you rightly pointed out, there is a consensus here which is helpful. With all the horror stories, it's made me doubt both the engineers and builders alike - rightly and wrongly so. But it would seem that if anything, it would be the builders that would be questionable. Re: Help verifying/understanding my site investigation repor 26Jan 29, 2019 6:32 pm It's great to question everything, just don't fall down the "analysis paralysis" trap. I have been there, done that. At some point you either walk away and find a new builder, engineer etc or you learn to have faith and get yourself a good independent building inspector (recommend for stage inspections). Take care and good luck with it all. Re: Help verifying/understanding my site investigation repor 28Jan 29, 2019 7:00 pm I am in Qld and have found Darbecca very good. If they are available in your area, I would go with them. Take care. Re: Help verifying/understanding my site investigation repor 30Jan 30, 2019 8:29 am justme15 Thanks for that. Great reminder re: analysis paralysis. And thanks for the good building inspector suggestion. Any recommendations? In WA when you pay for the Site report you get the footing Details/Data from the Engineer Building Inspectors have nothing to do with Certifying Structurals unless they are qualified Engineers. "Analysis Paralysis" results from conflicting, unqualified opinions, always ask for supporting data and proofs. my2c Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Help verifying/understanding my site investigation repor 31Jan 30, 2019 9:05 am StructuralBIMGuy justme15 Thanks for that. Great reminder re: analysis paralysis. And thanks for the good building inspector suggestion. Any recommendations? In WA when you pay for the Site report you get the footing Details/Data from the Engineer Building Inspectors have nothing to do with Certifying Structurals unless they are qualified Engineers. "Analysis Paralysis" results from conflicting, unqualified opinions, always ask for supporting data and proofs. my2c Some defects my inspector found included boney slab edge / cold joints and framing issues. 44 pages worth from base/frame inspection alone. The builder fixed them all with signed off engineering as required. I cannot fault Darbecca and happily recommend them to inspect every stage of the build. Re: Help verifying/understanding my site investigation repor 32Jan 30, 2019 12:34 pm Just for those who might find it interesting, I learned this today.
Now as indicated by some, that doesn't necessarily mean it is wrong. It all depends on how 'good' that waffle slab is. I'm just trying to get details of the waffle slab installed currently. If any are still interested, I can post the details here. It would certainly help me too as I would struggle to make sense of the entire thing ahahah. Re: Help verifying/understanding my site investigation repor 33Jan 30, 2019 5:01 pm justme15 Just for those who might find it interesting, I learned this today.
Now as indicated by some, that doesn't necessarily mean it is wrong. It all depends on how 'good' that waffle slab is. I'm just trying to get details of the waffle slab installed currently. If any are still interested, I can post the details here. It would certainly help me too as I would struggle to make sense of the entire thing ahahah. Waffle pods on reactive soils is something that needs to be prevented. https://www.cornellengineers.com.au/bew ... fle-slabs/ Re: Help verifying/understanding my site investigation repor 34Jan 30, 2019 5:09 pm justme15 Just for those who might find it interesting, I learned this today.
Now as indicated by some, that doesn't necessarily mean it is wrong. It all depends on how 'good' that waffle slab is. I'm just trying to get details of the waffle slab installed currently. If any are still interested, I can post the details here. It would certainly help me too as I would struggle to make sense of the entire thing ahahah. If you are using a soil report form 2007 then you will definitely need a new as the Australian standards have changed since then. An engineer can use engineering principles to design a slab so don't get to worried regarding the previous soil test. As structuralbimguy said your engineer will design the appropriate footings, just as long as you end up have deep piers to combat the trees at the rear we should be fine. ask the surveyor for clarification would be the logical approach 1 20133 I am not sure whether Perth has its own way of doing things in regards to this. Most of Perth has class A (sandy soil), except for some areas near rivers or hills. 2 13098 |