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There is also the issue of floatation!

 

As a civil engineer, floatation is most commonly overlooked. You dig a big hole and make it waterproof, then when the surrounding ground water level rises, if a floatation design has not been undertaken the whole thing could effectively pop out of the ground. Seen it happen with empty swimming pools!!!

 

Make sure you get a chartered civil engineer to do a design for you!

 

(not pimping out my services here as i'm not yet chartered, 1 year to go for me :lol:)

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There is also the issue of floatation!

 

As a civil engineer, floatation is most commonly overlooked. You dig a big hole and make it waterproof, then when the surrounding ground water level rises, if a floatation design has not been undertaken the whole thing could effectively pop out of the ground. Seen it happen with empty swimming pools!!!

 

Make sure you get a chartered civil engineer to do a design for you!

 

(not pimping out my services here as i'm not yet chartered, 1 year to go for me :lol:)

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