@@subandlike-y0u like 70k per year, it’s a very competitive industry and you have to work quite hard, if you don’t have a genuine passion for civil engineering then I would recommend against it
I appreciate the videos a lot but there was no planeness check using a 0.002in. feeler. This is my main concern and where i feel i needed a walkthrough.
Planeness check is not required on the cylinder if you are capping with unbonded retainers. Note that the retainers do need to be periodically checked to meet the 0.002" planeness but not on every test. Capping with sulfur/gypsum/neat cement has a different procedure which you can see in our video for that test method. Look up our ASTM C617 video and you can see how we check the capped ends with the feeler gauge for that test.
As a field tester who actually does this the procedure is really over fussy and nit-picky. Usually you have literally 30 seconds to jump in and test the soil and jump out. I've never in my entire life seen any of us carefully sprinkling little bits of native sand in any little cracks. If you take your tests like this in a construction setting you'll be the most hated person on the job site.
My gauge has that problem too. I believe the Troxlers can switch modes, there should be a mode button and switch it to 'manual'. When you place the rod in the probe hole it should now ask you for the depth and you can input it manually.
