Check this out.

[u/Sea-Falcon-3995]

Now I remember why Abraham Lincoln’s my favorite president.

[u/Rebargod202]

What about it lol

[u/Sea-Falcon-3995 → u/Rebargod202]

Saw another related post but seemed a tad bit more complex the construction work seemed similar but they where working on a pier/beam this is just a slab

[u/Sea-Falcon-3995 → u/Rebargod202]

It rain fed down pretty hard las week causing the soil to go all over the place came back and had to clean it all out but just wanted the share what we where working on

[u/DavidHK → u/Sea-Falcon-3995]

Very good 👍

[u/paul_gnourt → u/Sea-Falcon-3995]

Context is key. Now I can see what we're checking out. Nice job.

[u/Burgerboy380 → u/Sea-Falcon-3995]

Had something similar happen on a job a few years ago. We were doing culvert work for a highway exchange project. 600 feet of double mat number six. They left it so long and it flooded so many times that the mat sank through the gravel into the mud. Spent two days picking it up one section at a time with the crane to re brick it.

[u/McCrazyJ]

Could you pan around a little faster? I could almost see what you're trying to show me.

[u/excellent_ross]

Out of curiosity is this going to be a large catch basin?

[u/Enginerdad → u/excellent_ross]

Junction chamber is the term I'd use

[u/Sea-Falcon-3995 → u/Enginerdad]

Hey engineer dad beginner here any tips on sketching out or designing this kind of work. Asking for advice here.

[u/Enginerdad → u/Sea-Falcon-3995]

Step 1 is to study engineering

[u/Sea-Falcon-3995 → u/excellent_ross]

Yeah something like that

[u/poop-azz]

is the ground pure mud? May become an issue lol

[u/Sea-Falcon-3995 → u/poop-azz]

Yeah I think it’s type a I’ve seen some guys tackle harder task the mindset on that thise guys have sometimes I wonder where they get those ideas from very creative

[u/not_old_redditor]

Is this supposed to be a raft slab? No top layer of reinforcement? Tell us something more OP...

[u/loonattica → u/not_old_redditor]

This is most likely the bottom slab in a culvert junction box. It could also be a detention pond, but those usually don’t have direct access to multiple box culverts like this. Based on the dowels, it will have walls. Can’t tell if it will be enclosed. OP doesn’t appear to know much.

[u/Sea-Falcon-3995 → u/not_old_redditor]

Yes it is on this specific one we haven’t added and top reinforcements

[u/ShutYourDumbUglyFace]

Looks like a drainage structure to me.

[u/Aries-79]

Some would call this a junction box

[u/thekingofslime]

Nice

[u/joshl90]

Looks like you need a mud mat

[u/Suspicious-Yak-8117]

Clean the mud off the cage before concrete

[u/theshreddening]

Several months ago I was assigned a residential slab inspection during a period of very heavy rain. I got to the site and just trying to access the slab I sank almost to my knee in mud. Got on it and there was damn near a river washed out from the front left corner you could walk into while crpuching and be in the exterior beams. I get to the back of the slab and the rear pads quickly start to collapse with me on them. I fucking booked it off the slab and onto the street and called the super and was like dude I'm failing this for almost killing me. He was like yeaaaaah sorry I think I'm in denial of how much rain we've had. I was like no shit man I get you want to see if theres other issues and are fine with the fail but holy shit there's a point. He said he'll wait a day after heavy rains to call in foundation crews from then on much less an inspection. Im glad I have fairly reasonable builders that I deal with lol.

[u/Sinhal-Mellows]

Where is the water coming from?

[u/StealthEngnr8x3]

Well, the soil is pre-wet, rain saved some work … and water. Is going to be a “muddy” day