Remarkableriots Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Why do construction sites have large piles of dirt, rocks etc? I'm just curious what they use them for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 @Mr.Vic20 to the rescue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 I am a construction/project manager and I spent the last 8 years on utilities projects, so I have a decent background in such things. The different soils and stone are used to create different porosity conditions depending on what you are installing below or above. Examples include, installing utility piping. Beneath the piping is usually native soils that are "tamped" or compacted, the pipe is place with stone surrounding it to give structure and support the pipe so that the stone lock together and prevent settlement that cause the sections of pipe to become disjointed and puts strain on the coupling devices between pipe lengths. This ensures a good life expectancy for the utility once buried. That part is simple but when you get into native soils issues, like installing that same utility through an area that is mostly sand, you need to prevent the flow of water underground (because sand is crap at stopping the water table from shifting) by installing clay/bentonite "check damns" along the length of your utility line to impede the water's flow. Then above all that stone and clay, you will use a layer of crusher run mixed with "fines" to glue the rocks together before say placing asphalt down. Basically, there is a lot of different conditions you are trying to counteract and each requires different stability and filtration materials to solve these problems. Lastly, if its in a field or green space, some of the piles are just the top soil that was stripped off and will be returned to the same spot as top soil is more expensive than "clean" fill materials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 @Mr.Vic20 Cool ty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 @Bloodporne works with construction industry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 @Mr.Vic20already answered. But cool to see someone else in the industry. I'm a project manager and estimator for a NYC union carpentry shop to be specific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Just now, Bloodporne said: @Mr.Vic20already answered. But cool to see someone else in the industry. I'm a project manager and estimator for a NYC union carpentry shop to be specific. I too am in NY, Ithaca specifically. It not a bad gig, but man does it have its days, especially with state contracts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 1 minute ago, Mr.Vic20 said: I too am in NY, Ithaca specifically. It not a bad gig, but man does it have its days, especially with state contracts. We used to do SCA school work and we recently majorly ate shit on a psych center on Staten Island. I hate, viciously hate, these projects. I refuse to do SCA work in the past few years. I really like the profession overall because I'm not a polished corporate kind of guy and nobody gives a shit there. That already is a big plus. But when it sucks, it can be brutal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamer.tv Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 As a person with a construction based degree, I enjoyed this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 2 hours ago, Emperor Diocletian II said: @Bloodporne works with construction industry. I think @GoldenTongue too, although he hasn't posted in months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 2 hours ago, gamer.tv said: As a person with a construction based degree, I enjoyed this thread. What do you do?? Cobstruction Bros unite!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 The only construction I have ever done was helping dig the trenches where the piping was going. It was a day labor job in Florida in July and I thought I was going to pass out from the heat. I had no idea what I was doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Does IKEA furniture count? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamer.tv Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 8 hours ago, Bloodporne said: What do you do?? Cobstruction Bros unite!!! Haha, now I'm about two weeks away from being a qualified Primary School teacher. I was originally going to move home and understudy to a former employer who worked in ceilings and partitioning to develop my project management skills. I was then going to take that experience and put it into developing an company with a focus on environmentally friendly construction/work for the government...but then I met my wife, decided to stay in England instead of going home and just 'worked' for a few years until I could train. I studied a few things - construction management, hydrology, geology, architecture and building design, CAD, surveying and GiS, economics, construction law...I think that's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokra Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Sweet, we've got the construction workers. We just need a cop, a Native American, a biker, and a cowboy and we're ready to party! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ominous Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 It's the human version of a littler box. Don't let them lie to you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 13 hours ago, Remarkableriots said: The only construction I have ever done was helping dig the trenches where the piping was going. It was a day labor job in Florida in July and I thought I was going to pass out from the heat. I had no idea what I was doing. This is exactly how I got my start in construction actually. I spent some time in Florida and did day labor until the guy gave me a permanent job roofing and exterior painting. Went from that to interior renovations and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted June 29, 2020 Author Share Posted June 29, 2020 27 minutes ago, Bloodporne said: This is exactly how I got my start in construction actually. I spent some time in Florida and did day labor until the guy gave me a permanent job roofing and exterior painting. Went from that to interior renovations and so on. I lived in Florida from June 2000 until right before Thanksgiving 2001. I worked at Winn-Dixie for about 3 months before moving from Florida to Nevada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 12 minutes ago, Remarkableriots said: I lived in Florida from June 2000 until right before Thanksgiving 2001. I worked at Winn-Dixie for about 3 months before moving from Florida to Nevada. I lived there from 2002 to 2007, still can't believe I made it that long. I absolutely loathe that fucking state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 41 minutes ago, Bloodporne said: I lived there from 2002 to 2007, still can't believe I made it that long. I absolutely loathe that fucking state. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 6 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: Come on vacation, leave on probation A sunny state for shady people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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