We talked in the previous post about Site Investigation for Soil Designing and today I complete the subject to give you the main benefits. as following:
Errors in property lines may lie undetected long after the
project is completed and forgotten. The mistake may involve the demolition of
the existing structure. It is also possible that the client did not acquire the
final title to the property and moved ahead of schedule to order the soil test.
The result in one case was the field engineer being chased by an angry owner
with a shotgun.
In most cases, the owner’s property is well defined.
However, one often comes across property that is not surveyed and not clearly
marked. It is quite possible that the field man located his test hole outside
of the property line. There would be a great deal of argument on the liability
of such an incident. It is not unusual that the engineering company has to pay
for the damage.
There are cases when the upper portion of the retaining wall
is within the property line, but the base of the wall extends to the
neighboring property. There are cases when the surveyor’s monument is intentionally
moved for the benefit of the owner. If the owner is on good terms with his
neighbor, nothing will happen. Otherwise, the case may wind up in court and the
engineers may be involved.
After the property lines have been established, permission
should be obtained from the owner to enter the property with drilling
equipment. This should be in writing, although oral permission in front of a
witness may be enough.
ACCESSIBILITY
Not all properties are accessible to drilling equipment.
Oftentimes, the site is covered with crops. It is a sad sight to see crops
ruined by a drilling vehicle. The engineering company, not the owner, will wind
up paying for the damage.
In mountain sites, access usually presents a problem. Before
sending the drilling equipment to the site, a general survey of the route to
enter the site should be made.
Sometimes, trespassing on the neighboring properties cannot
be avoided. In such cases, permission should be obtained.
If the property is fenced, permission should be obtained to
open the gate. Be very sure that the gates are properly closed after entering
or leaving. The loss of cattle or prize horses certainly can add to the
liability bill. In the eyes of the attorney anything lost is not replaceable.
In soft ground, as at the time of spring thaw or
after continuous rain, it is a lost effort to move the drilling equipment to
the site. In order to avoid loss of time or the cost of towing, it is always
advisable to evaluate the accessibility first. An allterrain drill rig is able
to move into places>
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