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  • DFI
    Adaptive Design and Contractual Approaches to Address Geotechnical Uncertainties in a Design-Build Ground Improvement Project

    By Kalyani Devabhaktuni, Mike Minton, Mark T. Howe, Yan Zhang

    During the procurement phase of a Design-Build (DB) project, design-build contractors must often commit to a fixed price based on limited or incomplete geotechnical information. This lack of informati

    Jan 1, 2019

  • DFI
    Long-Term Performance Of Wind Turbine Foundations Through Numerical Modeling

    By Spencer Ness, Yazen Khasawneh, William Tjaden, Mohammad Nassim

    The evaluation of long-term performance of the wind turbine structures is essential in lowering the Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) from wind sources. The required maintenance of the wind turbine

    Oct 1, 2022

  • DFI
    Underpinning System Based On Preloaded Micropiling For Construction Of Additional Underground Floors

    By Wolfram Groh

    New underground floors comprising the complete footprint area of the building structure, were constructed under an existing building in sand, located in the Verdun district of Beirut / Lebanon. The wo

    Jan 1, 2002

  • DFI
    Sustainable Products For Geotechnical Works

    By Marcus Daubner, Karsten Beckhaus, Florian Bauer

    The construction industry can and needs to contribute to a more sustainable world. Accordingly, geotechnical works potentially have a significant share. In this context, Bauer understands “sustainable

    May 1, 2022

  • DFI
    Measured and Modeled Settlements of Power Plant on Piled Raft Foundations (2734870e-dd47-46f3-a815-25575798a774)

    By Alireza Ayoubian, Douglas S. Roy, Gianni O. Chieruzzi

    "A 400 MW, gas-fed power plant on floating piles and piled raft foundations was constructed in the Province of Moskovskaya, Russia in 2008. The subsurface is characterized by fill underlain by loose t

    Jan 1, 2017

  • DFI
    Numerical Modelling Of Nonlinear Piles ? Synopsis

    By S. P. Lin

    The numerical models of nonlinear piles for deep foundations are studied in this paper. The purpose of these is to clarify the mechanical behaviour of deep foundation nonlinear piles subjected to axia

    Jan 1, 2010

  • DFI
    Levee Rehabilitation, Lower Wood River Phase II– East Alton IL. Deep Cutoff Wall

    By Gene Bryant, Wesley Schmutzler, Matteo Bertoni

    The levees where the Mississippi River and the Lower Wood River meet near East Alton Illinois have been a problem area for years due to underseepage. The first phase of the deep cutoff wall was a 2,00

    Jan 1, 2019

  • DFI
    Replacing Top Layer Of Soft Clay With Compacted Engineering Fill To Improve The Lateral Capacity Of Piles

    By Venugopal Bonani, Kumaran M., Thomas John

    Liquid storage tanks are usually located in nearshore or coastal regions with soil profiles containing thick layers of compressible soils. These storage tanks are usually of large diameter up to 90m a

    Sep 1, 2022

  • DFI
    Physical Modeling and Development of Design Criteria for Maintainable Drains for Earth Retention Systems

    By J. Erik Loehr, Andrew Z. Boeckmann

    "Poor drainage is a common cause of poor performance of earth retention systems, resulting in burdensome serviceability problems that can progress to outright failure of the retention system if not ad

    Jan 1, 2016

  • DFI
    Effective Sampling, Testing and Specification Approaches for Deep Mixing at Kitimat LNG, BC

    By Randy R. Williams, Brian W. Wilson, George M. Filz, Marina S. W. Li, Donald A. Bruce

    "In-situ wet grab sampling and post-installation coring of soil-cement structures are typically carried out for Quality Control (QC) and Quality Assurance (QA) of deep mixing (DM) schemes. Wet grab sa

    Jan 1, 2015

  • DFI
    Evaluation Of Ultimate Resistance Of Steel-Concrete Composite Drilled Shafts Through Static Loading Tests

    By Moonkyung Chung

    Static pile load tests were performed in order to evaluate bearing capacities and mechanical behaviors of three different pile types: (1) steel-concrete composite drilled shaft with rebar reinforcemen

    Jan 1, 2010

  • DFI
    Signal Anomalies in Crosshole Sonic Logging Testing with a Case Study in Metro Manila

    By Benjamin B. Buensuceso III

    Crosshole sonic logging (CSL) is a popular quality assurance and quality control method used to examine the concrete quality of cast-in place deep foundations, though the evaluation of the results is

    Sep 8, 2021

  • DFI
    Environmentally Friendly Geothermal Piles At Keble College, Oxford, UK

    By Tony P. Suckling

    This paper presents a case study of a piling contract undertaken at Keble College in Oxford in the year 2001. Unusually, and for the first time in the United Kingdom, piles were successfully construct

    Jan 1, 2002

  • DFI
    Lateral Stresses On Multilevel Tieback Walls

    By Liiban A. Affi

    The most difficult task of designing multilevel tieback walls for deep excavation support is the determination of lateral stresses. These lateral stresses act not only on the shored height, but also

    Jan 1, 2010

  • DFI
    A Case Study - Drilled Pier Foundations for a New Atlanta Stadium

    By Jean Wehbe, Daniel C. Brahana

    "This paper presents a case history of drilled pier construction for a new stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The stadium structure is supported on several different foundation types, with the heaviest ""me

    Jan 1, 2017

  • DFI
    Value Engineering Through Systematic Site Investigation and Design Optimization – A Case Study

    By Lu Yitan, Frances Badelow, Manish Tiwari

    "Large ‘design and construct’ projects often present significant geotechnical risks. However, these also present significant opportunities for value engineering in design. These opportunities can be r

    Jan 1, 1900

  • DFI
    Data Drives Herbert Hoover Dike (Hhd) Rehabilitation Efforts

    By Michael Arnold, Jignyash Manyam, Yoav Rappaport

    The USACE required construction of over 13 miles of cutoff wall at an average depth of 65 feet for the Herbert Hoover Dike (HHD). To meet project requirements, to provide quality control and make soun

    Oct 1, 2022

  • DFI
    Settlement Control Of A Road Embankment Using Vertical Drains

    By Wei Tu

    A grade separation was required to allow uninterrupted traffic crossing for a busy rail spur and a county road. The grade separation was achieved by creating a 30-foot (9-meter) high embankment that

    Jan 1, 2009

  • DFI
    Unique Anchor Pile SOE System

    By Andrew Stauble

    This project included the replacement of the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) Atlantic 6 Bridge in New York City, which services rail traffic and spans the Van Wyck Expressway and frontage roads. The bridg

    Aug 1, 2023

  • DFI
    Multiple Foundation Types For Bridges Over The Same Coal Mine

    By Kenneth M. Berrry

    A unique situation has developed at an abandoned coal mine in St. Clair County, Illinois. Subsidence features have been observed at the ground surface over the mine including settlement of a pair of b

    Jan 1, 2001