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  • DFI
    Uncertainty and Reliability Appraisal of CPT-Based Methods for Axial Pile Bearing Capacity

    By Abolfazl Eslami, Sara Heidarie Golafzani

    CPT-based methods considered as complementary tools for static analyses outperform other axial pile bearing capacity predictive methods. Considering soil spatial variability and minor errors associate

    Sep 8, 2021

  • DFI
    Micropiles for Seismic Retrofits

    By Rob Jameson

    "Although seismic retrofit is recognized as a key micropile application, widely-used reference documents do not clearly address design and testing recommendations for micropiles that are loaded primar

    Jan 1, 2009

  • DFI
    Construction of a Ground Improvement Scheme to Support Large Mechanically Stabilized (MSE) Earth Walls in Kitimat, BC – Using Cutter Soil Mixing

    By James Coull, Brian Wilson, David Siddle

    "In 2012, Golder Construction Inc. was awarded a Design-Build contract for the design and construction of an extensive, deep ground improvement scheme to support up to 20 metres (66 ft) high Mechanica

    Jan 1, 2017

  • DFI
    Helical Piers/ Anchors in the Chicago Building Code

    By Gary L. Seider, Dana A. Wesolek, Fred C. Schmednecht

    "A new condominium project, The Atelier, developed by Pickus Companies located at the corner of Bryn Mawr and Sheridan in Chicago, IL required an earth retention system to protect the surrounding road

    Jan 1, 2005

  • DFI
    The Emerging Technology Of EHDE As Applied To Deep Foundations

    By Jerold Bishop

    The application of the ?electro-hydrodynamic effect? (EHDE) to civil engineering has been made in the construction of drilled piles. Equipment for the commercial application of this process was devel

    Jan 1, 2007

  • DFI
    Construction-Induced Vibrations And Green Concrete: Literature Review And Case History

    By William M. Camp

    Construction-induced earthborn vibrations have long been recognized as a potential problem with respect to the constructed environment and various vibration criteria are in use to prevent damage. A s

    Jan 1, 2010

  • DFI
    DFI Europe Monitoring and Instrumentation Committee Objectives

    By Rob van Dorp

    "AbstractThe Monitoring & Instrumentation Committee (MIC) of DFI Europe has the objective to support DFI members in concern of risk management of geotechnical matters, where monitoring and instrumenta

    Jan 1, 2014

  • DFI
    Case Study: Large Diameter Helical Pile Foundation for High Voltage Transmission Towers in Soft Glacial Deposits

    By John Dunn, Matt Hawley, Kashif Butt, Nicholas Gura

    "This paper presents the results of a static load testing program completed on helical pile foundations for the replacement of high voltage transmission line tower structures. The foundations were par

    Jan 1, 2017

  • DFI
    Effects Of Change In The Support System On Temporary Secant Pile Wall

    By Anburaj C., Srinivas A.

    Deep excavation with support system is required to construct various part of underground structures like shafts, stations and entry structures etc. These structures have to be constructed using perman

    Nov 1, 2022

  • DFI
    Capitol Complex Phase 1 Expansion

    By Eric S. Lindquist, Charles A. Luxford

    The State of Texas recently adopted a master plan to expand the existing Capitol Complex in Austin. Phase 1 of this expansion will add two new State office buildings and five levels of underground par

  • DFI
    Foundations Of The 'Kö-Galerie' In Düsseldorf Using Top/Down Building Technologies

    By P. Arz

    With a total of five basement levels, ground floor and a further six levels above grade, construction of the Kö-Galerie building, on the Königsallee, in the centre of Düsseldorf, was completed with al

    Jan 1, 1989

  • DFI
    Use of Post-Grouted Drilled Shafts in Coastal Mississippi

    By Jacob A. Jordan, Rachel M. Garrett, W. Robert Thompson III, James C. Pegues

    "Environmental control structures for an existing fossil-fuel power generating plant near Pascagoula, Mississippi faced several design and construction challenges due to space limitations. Conceptual

    Jan 1, 2015

  • DFI
    Remediation Of Rail Structures Impacted By Landslides Using Sleeved Bored Piles

    By Paul Hewitt, Aaron Rastall

    The New South Wales South Coast rail corridor is key infrastructure for both freight and passenger transport. Geomorphological and geological evidence suggests that land instability has been widesprea

    Nov 1, 2022

  • DFI
    Design for Installation of Suction Piles in Sand Deposits for Mooring of Floating Offshore Structures

    By Chul Soo Park, Juhyung Lee, Duhyun Baek

    "In this study the preliminary design of suction pile as the supporting system of the concrete floating structures was performed at the offshore pilot project area in Korea. The suction pile of the fl

    Jan 1, 2017

  • DFI
    Collaborative Data Sharing During Seepage Barrier Wall Construction at Bolivar Dam – Perspectives from Owner, Contractor and Sub-Contractor

    By Robert Bachus, Jamey Rosen, Fabio Santillan, Georgette Hlepas

    "A seepage barrier of length 4,800 feet and maximum depth 144 feet is being installed at Bolivar Dam in Ohio. This project is owned by the United States Army Corps of Engineers and contracted to Trevi

    Jan 1, 2017

  • DFI
    Seismic Design Of Micropile Foundation Systems

    By Leo Panian

    Over the last decade, drilled and post-grouted micropile foundations have come to be increasingly relied upon for resisting seismic loads in building foundations on the West Coast. Micropiles have bee

    Jan 1, 2010

  • DFI
    Anchored Diaphragm Wall and Dewatering System for Libya Hotel

    By Claudio Asioli

    "The project’s goal was to construct the Al Ghazala Intercontinental, a multi-use development in the bay area of Tripoli overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The site of the project is located approxima

    Jan 1, 2017

  • DFI
    Anchored Diaphragm Wall and Dewatering System for Libya Hotel

    By Claudio Asioli

    "The project’s goal was to construct the Al Ghazala Intercontinental, a multi-use development in the bay area of Tripoli overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The site of the project is located approxima

    Jan 1, 2017

  • DFI
    A Case History On The Design, Construction, And Field Quality Control Of Cement Deep Soil Mixing

    By Suthan Pooranampillai

    This paper presents a case study of the use of single axis cement deep soil mixing (CDSM) to deal with static settlement and seismic stability of the foundation soils under a reinforced soil slope (RS

  • DFI
    A Case History on the Design, Construction, and Field Quality Control of Cement Deep Soil Mixing

    By Dominic Parmantier, Karen Dawson, Suthan Pooranampillai, Seungcheol Shin

    "This paper presents a case study of the use of single axis cement deep soil mixing (CDSM) to deal with static settlement and seismic stability of the foundation soils under a reinforced soil slope (R

    Jan 1, 2017