RE: grounding question

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• Subject: RE: grounding question
• From: "EXT-Peterson, Phillip P" <Phillip.Peterson-at-West.Boeing-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 06:56:12 -0700
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Hi Kelly,
    Is there any possibility that you can get some geological data for the
area where you
are trying to establish your grounding point?  Perhaps beneath the gravel is
solid rock
that is very thick, or perhaps beneath a couple of feet of gravel is
sedimentary sand
that acts as drainage.  To hire a geologist is probably pretty costly.
Perhaps local
construction companies could give you some information on the geological
composition.
Phill (phill-at-iname-dot-com)

> Original Poster: "Kelly Shutt" <tcatut-at-mail.utexas.edu> 
> 
> ok... i live down in good old Austin, TX and we have a unique ground
> problem... most of the ground around here is Texas rock... you go down
> about
> a few feet or even inches as the case is where I'm trying to drive my rod,
> and  you hit what is basically gravel... anyone know any ways to work
> around
> this... i suppose i could get a thin rod and put a point on it to push
> between rocks but i don't know how well that would work... also, how do
> you
> people go about driving 8 and 10 foot pipes into the ground... that can't
> be
> an easy task... i would appreciate any help or solutions that any of you
> might possess.
> 
> Thanks,
> Kelly
> 
> 

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