Question: Please estimate the construction cost for foundation work with the detail using RSMeans. The area of the basement is 27,700 SF and the depth of the basement height is 20 ft. The pile would be Auger cast-in-place piles and 75 ft deep. Please Use RSMeans to estimate.

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Q: What are the advantage of the augered-excavation cast-in-place piles?

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Q: How does the Pile capacity can be determined?

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Q: Why does the soil between individual piles may become “locked-in”?

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Q: What kind of information Load test results provide on pile type?

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Q: What type of foundation type you think should be used in the given soil conditions and load…

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Q: A contractor is using a tracked loader to backfill a building foundation. The loader is equipped…

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Q: What is the types of Timber piles?

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Q: Describe about the Relation between pile capacity and driving.

A: The soil that surrounds a pile is substantially disturbed when pile is driven in normally to lightly…

Pricing Excavation and Backfill

Backfill, in construction, is the activity of returning the soil and gravel that are removed during building construction or using them again to toughen and support the foundation of the building or any other structural component.