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<br /> � Geotechnical Seruices Are �ertormed tar • elevation,configuration,location,or�e�ca��oo,or we�9rn oi�ne
<br /> Specitic Purposes, Persons, and Projects pmposed sirueture,
<br /> � Geotechnical ena�neers slmcture iheir sen�ices fo meel�he specific needs o( • compvsilion of the design team,or
<br /> iheir clients.A geoleehnical engineering sludy contluctetl for a civil engi- • project ownership.
<br /> I neer may not tullill ihe needs ol a consWclion conUactor or even anolher
<br /> � civii engineec 9ecause each geolechni�ai engineerisg study is unique,each As a general rule,ahvays inform your geotechnical engineer of project I
<br /> geolechnical engineering reporl is uoique,prepared so'2tyfor Ihe clienl.Nu changes—even minor ones—and request an 25sessment oi lheir imps�t.
<br /> one except you should rely on your geofeehr.';al engineering reporl withosl Geotechnical engine��s canno(accept r�spensibility or liab:iity lor p�oblems i
<br /> � first conferring with Ihe geo�echnical engine�;r who prepared iL And no ene that occur beause Gier�mpotls do not consider develepments ol which I
<br /> —not even you—should apply Ihe repod ior any purpose or project Ihey ivere not in(ormed. I
<br /> excepl Ihe one oe�inally confemplated.
<br /> Suhsurtace Conditions Can Change
<br /> 3 Read tne fuli Report A geolechnical engineering repod is basetl on cond�Iions lhat existed a� '
<br /> � Serieus problems have accurred hecause ihose relying on a geo�echnical Ihe time the stutly was pedormed. Oo not rely on a geotechnical engine�r- �
<br /> engineering report dld nol«�ad It all Do not re!y on an execuiive summary. ing repod whose adequacy may have bean afiecizd by:ihe passage of
<br /> � De not read selecled eler.�enis onry. lime;by man-mad2 events,sueh as constmctinn on or atljacent�n ihe sile;
<br /> or by nalural evenls,such as(loods,eadhquakes,or grountlwater(IucWa-
<br /> � A Geotechnieal Engineering Report Is Based on lions.Ah��ayscontact the geotechnical engineer belore apFlying the repod
<br /> A Unique 5et at Project-Specific Factors (�determine ii il is sliil refahle.A minor amcunl of addilionai tes!�ng or
<br /> � Geo�echnicai eagineers consider a num�er o(unique,project-specific�cc- anaiysis could prevenl majo�pioble�i�s.
<br /> ' �ors when eslablishing!he scope nf a sWdy.Typical factors inclutle.iha
<br /> clienfs goals,objeclives,and risk managemeni prcferences;the general Mnst Geoteehnieal Fndings Are Protessional
<br /> naWre of lh2 stru�Iure involved,ils size,and configuratian;the loc�lion of Opini�ns
<br /> Ihe slmcWre on the si12;and niher plannzd or existing site improvemenls, Site exoioralion idenli(ies suLsuracz sendilions oNy a!thcse peiils uh�re
<br /> such as access roads,parking lots,and underground uliliGzs.Unless the subsudace lests are conducled or samples are taken Geote�hnicai engi-
<br /> geotechnical engineer who conducted ihe study specitically indieales oth- neers review lield and laboratory data and thes ap� heir protessienal
<br /> erxise,do nol rei�on a geolechniral engin2erir^repod lhal was: judgment to render an opinion abou�subsudace con�:iens throughout Ihe
<br /> • nol prepared for you, sile.Actual subsurfa�e contlifions may difier—sometimes signi(icanlly—
<br /> • nol prepared for your project, irom Ihose indicaLtl in your repod.Ae(aining the geolechnical engineer
<br /> I • not prepared for lhe specific site ezplored,or who developetl you�rc{:���t m provide construetion observafion is ihe
<br /> • compleled before impodant project changes�vere r.�ade. most effeetive method ef r,�:,..aging fhe risks assaciafed�,�ith unan'icpaied
<br /> condilions.
<br /> i Typical changes that ran erode the reliability o(an existing geo(echnical
<br /> engineering repoR includa Ihose ihal zffect: A RBpOPYs Reeommenda tions Are Not final
<br /> • !he funclion of ihe proposed structure,as when iYs changed Irom a Do not overrely on the construction recommentlations includztl in your
<br /> parking garage to an office building,or irom a lighl industrial plant tepod. Those r�;ommendations are not linal,berause geolechnir,al engi-
<br /> � to a relrigerafed warehouse, neers Cevelop ihem princip211y from judgmznt and opinion.6eotechniral
<br /> I engineers can finalize their recommendations only by observing acWal
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