Innovative Methods Of Dealing With Contaminated Soils In Drilled Shafts - Synopsis

When high capacity diameter pipe piles are driven open-ended into the underlying bedrock, the material gathered inside the pipe often must be excavated to allow concrete to be placed within, in a clean environment. This paper discusses a method of dealing with this ?to be excavated material - the contaminated soil of the Harlem River in New York City, USA.?