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What methods were used to excavate Babylon?
Which excavation are you talking about? Babylon has seen a huge number of excavations since 1811, mainly by German and British archaeologists, by local Iraqi archaeologists, and more recently by Italian archaeologists. Just listing all of t... Read More »
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What is the objective and method of drainage during excavation?
The objective is to maintain the strength of the underlying subsoils. Think about driving in a dry dirt road vs. driving through mus. Your car will sink into the mud and get stuck. The same is true of getting too much water into an excavati... Read More »
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What is the the accurate method for calculating Excavation or Fil...
I haven't heard of the composite method, but the grid method (also called the borrow pit method) calculates the excavation volume by applying a grid to the excavation area. The grids can be staked to squares of 10, 20, 50, 100, or more feet... Read More »
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Water should soften the material, unless it's rock. If it's clay, it will soften but become very slippery to stand on.
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When I've gone on digs, the scientists have used a variety of tools, including medium to small shovels, similar to small gardening hoes and rakes. Sometimes they use gloves to cover their hands, and to remove dirt and such from areas. Depen...
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You would have to protect it against excess sedimentation. The sediments harbor bacteria as well as cut off some vital sunlight. One thing you would have to make sure the water runoff is put in settling ponds before discharge to the sea.
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A watertight barrier has to hold back water pressure which implies that a sheetpile wall will be used. i.e. it is not an angle of repose excavation. You will want to have a slope slightly less than the angle of repose to give you a factor o...
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Heinrich Schliemann used a bulldozer. The actual city of Troy... Helen's TROY is considered as Schliemann's level 6 and recent excavations have born this out.
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I'd say every excavation, ever.
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Hi Chucks wife! It sounds to me like your "warning radar" went off this time. Good for you, and here's why. The multi-step method you mention does not address the outside ground water or hydrostatic pressure on your walls. The...
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