24 Two weeks after my second arrival in Aktau already passed by. And I was busy with different jobs, after finishing the drawings for the project in Aktau harbour.<br /> <br /> Another colleague from the Netherlands was for several days in Aktau, and he involved me with a new project for a hotel in Baku. My job was to make a single sheetpile and a cofferdam calculation. This time not with Plaxis, but with MSheet. Important with this calculation is a proper phasing, that&rsquo;s close to reality and shows all critical steps during work. Also, even more important, is a good input. The parameters of the soil layers are determined from a soil survey. <br /> <br /> This week I started with a new calculation. It concerns a calculation check for a lighting pole foundation. A foundation is already designed for another location. My job is to calculate if the foundation suffices in the new situation. First of all I had to determine load. Wind load was most important. With help of Dutch and Russian standards I figured out how to determine it in a realistic way. The calculations I made first global by hand, and after it I put it in excel. Most difficult is to keep overview and to make it understandable for other users. With all this different jobs and good support from colleagues I really learn a lot.<br /> <br /> This weekend I have a birthday party from a Kazakh girl and also we are planning to go ice skating with some colleagues. <br /> <br /> Regards,<br /> Arjan<br /> 2009-12-25T05:51:14+01:00 12th, 13th week 77 20 2009-12-25T05:51:14+01:00 0