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Geolecholocal Eflulneeping ROPOPI — � I The-following r r provided r help you mmage1 Geotechnical Services Are Performed for it's changed from a parking garage to an office Specific Purposes, Persons, and Protects building, or from a light industrial plant to a Geotechnical engineers structure their services to meet the spe- refrigerated warehouse, cific needs of their clients A geotechnicai engineering study con- • elevation, configuration, location, orientation, or ducted for a civil engineer may not fulfill the needs of a construe- weight of the proposed structure, tion contractor or even another civil engineer Because each geet- • composition of the design team, or echnical engineering study is unique, each geotechnical engi- • project ownership I neering report is unique, prepared solely for the client No one As a general rule, always inform your geotechnical engineer except you should rely on your geotechnical engineering report of project changes—even minor ones—and request an without first conferring with the geotechnical engineer who pre- assessment of their impact Geotechnical engineers cannot pared it And no one--not even you—should apply the report for accept responsibility or liability for problems that occur any purpose or project except the one originally contemplated because their reports do not consider developments of which Read the Ful! Report they were not informed Serious problems have occurred because those relying on a Subsurface Conditions Can Change geotechnical engineering report did not read it all Do not rely A geotechnical engineering report is based on conditions that on an executive summary Do not read selected elements only existed at the time the study was performed Do not rely on a geotechnical engineering report whose adequacy may have A Geotechnical Engineering Report Is Based on been affected by the passage of time, by man made events, A Unique Set of Project-Specific Factors such as construction on or adjacent to the site, or by natural Geotechnical engineers consider a number of unique, project-spe- events, such as floods, earthquakes, or groundwater fluctua c¢fic factors when establishing the scope of a study Typical factors Mons Always contact the geotechnical engineer before apply include the client's goals objectives, and risk management pref- ung the report to determine if it is still reliable A minor amount erences,the general nature of the structure involved, its size, and of additional testing or analysis could prevent major problems configuration, the location of the structure on the site, and other Most Geotechncal Findings Are planned or existing site improvements, such as access roads, parking lots, and underground utilities Unless the geotechnical Professional Opinions engineer who conducted the study specifically indicates other- Site exploration identifies subsurface conditions only at those wise do not rely on a geotechnical engineering report that was points where subsurface tests are conducted or samples are s not preoared for you taken Geotechnical engineers review field and laboratory aam • not prepared for vour project and then apply their processional}udgment to render an opinion • not prepared for -he specific site explored, or about subsurface conditions throughout the site Actual sub- • completed oetere important project changes were mace surrace conditions may differ—sometimes significantly--from those inaicated in Your report Retaining the geotecnrncal engi- I Typical changes that can erode the reliability of an existing neer who cievelopec your report to provide construction obser geotechnical engineering report include those that affect vation is the most effective method of managing the risks ass& • the function or the proposea structure as when crated with unanticipated conditions