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  • DFI
    Stability Analysis Of A Rubble Mound Breakwater Resting On The Weak Seabed By 2D Finite Element Modelling

    By Vijaya R, Boominathan A

    The design of a rubble mound breakwater resting on a problematic seabed is quite challenging and expensive. In the present study, stage-wise construction of a typical section of the breakwater for a p

    Sep 1, 2022

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    Construction Of Cast-In-Place Piles With Enlarged Bases

    By H. Mori

    Construction of cast-in-place piles with enlarged bases has become popular in the cities in Japan facing to the sea coast, where the subground soil is soft alluvium deposited to depths often exceeding

    Jan 1, 1989

  • DFI
    The Geology Of South Florida With Emphasis On Deep Foundations

    By Edwin W. Hickey

    This paper briefly discusses the geologic conditions in South Florida relative to the design, construction, and performance of deep foundations. The subsurface conditions in this area are unique in th

    Jan 1, 2003

  • DFI
    Experimental And Numerical Assessment Of Osterberg Load Tests On Large Bored Piles In Sand

    By Roberto Nova

    The selection of the Osterberg Cell (O-Cell) technology as the standard testing method for deep foundations of the Railways Po Viaduct in Northern Italy offered a relevant number of field measures on

    Jan 1, 2008

  • 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
    Piled Rafts: Are We Modelling Them Correctly?

    By Jonathan J. Dewsbury

    It is argued that approximate computer based methods are only suited to modelling conventional piled rafts, for pile enhanced rafts where the interactions will be non linear three dimensional finite e

    Jan 1, 2010

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    Retaining Structure for Berth at Krishnapatnam

    By P. V. Chandramohan

    "The paper deals with the arrangement of structural members for a retaining structure used as a berth in the port of Krishnapatnam. The height of retention is 24.3m. A T-shaped diaphragm wall acts as

    Jan 1, 2015

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    Redwood Tower; A Landmark In Deep Foundation Construction ? Synopsis

    By A. Partos

    It was decided to build a fourteen-storied office building over a six-storied garage and a four-storied office building. The high vertical and horizontal loads required foundations on rock approximate

    Jan 1, 2010

  • DFI
    Application Of Several Soil Improvement Methods In China

    By J. H. Qian

    China is one of the countries with comparatively wide distribution of soft soil. In the wake of the rapid developement in the national economy and construction, the improvement technique of soft soil

    Jan 1, 2010

  • DFI
    Effects Of Confining Stress During Curing And Shearing On Shear Strength Of Lime-Cement Improved Clays

    By Ingrid Engeset, Solve Hov, Arnfinn Endal, Per-Anders Mortensen, Priscilla Paniagua, Bjørn Kristian Fiskvik Bache

    During the last decades, it has become common practice in the Nordic countries to use dry deep mixing in soft clays with lime and cement in for example deep excavation pits in soft clay, or as a reinf

    May 1, 2022

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    Ground Improvement By Controlled Modulus Columns - A San Pedro Case Study

    By Sunil S. Basarkar, Vinothkumar S

    Ground Improvement Techniques serves to improve various engineering properties for supporting various foundations. These may be undertaken either by conventional or advanced methods. The Controlled Mo

    Sep 1, 2022

  • DFI
    Construction Induced Vibration during Sheet Pile and Pile Driving in Deep Excavation

    By Ambarish Ghosh, Subhaprasad Chakraborty

    "Construction of basement floors has become necessary to meet the requirement of parking in office and residential complexes and in hospitals for radiotherapy treatment. Important projects coming up i

    Jan 1, 2015

  • DFI
    A Review On Pedestal Piles

    By Venkatesh S. V J, Shubha M, Srilakshmi G

    Choosing for the best option of pile foundations to overcome large lateral and uplift loads for the foundations in transmission line towers/offshore environment is still being a concern to achieve the

    Sep 1, 2022

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    Geotechnical Design and Performance of Road and Railway Viaducts Supported on DSM Columns - A Summary of Practice

    By Michal Topolnicki

    "Discussed is the use of wet Deep Soil Mixing, generally executed with single mixing tools 0.8 to 1.6m in diameter, employed in the foundation of viaduct supports. The applications involve economical

    Jan 1, 2015

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    Secant Pile Walls - A Consistent Approach to Risk Management

    By Vivian M. Troughton, Clifford J. Wren, Tony P. Suckling

    "Secant pile walls are used for the construction of deep basement walls and earth retaining structures. Risk associated with secant pile walls is commonly perceived as being the safety of site personn

    Jan 1, 2005

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    Determination Of Thermal Conductivity Of Coarse-Grained Soils

    By Madhu. P, Srinivas. K

    Measurement of thermal properties like thermal conductivity, thermal resistivity, heat capacity and thermal diffusivity for materials, it plays a crucial role in a wide range of various civil and elec

    Sep 1, 2022

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    Foundation Construction Challenges At 100 11th Avenue In Manhattan - Secant Pile Wall

    By Andrew Cushing

    This paper presents the design and construction of the foundation for a major high-rise real estate development on the west side of Manhattan. Arup was retained by Underpinning and Foundation Skanska

    Jan 1, 2008

  • DFI
    Studies On The Use Of Dcis Piles For Mitigating Liquefaction Of Soils

    By Viswanadham B. V. S., Babu K. V

    Many refineries are in the process of revamping and expanding their existing facilities. Most of the refineries are located in coastal areas due to ease of transportation and storage of crude oil. Con

    Sep 1, 2022

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    Evolution Of Deep Foundation Systems Used At The Port Ivory Intermodal Facility Site; 1906 ? 2004

    By Aly M. Mohammad

    The Howland Hook Terminal Facility located in Staten Island, New York is one of the most active container terminals in the Northeast United States. Due to the high capacity of the facility, the Port A

    Jan 1, 2004

  • DFI
    Buckling Resistance of Steel Micropiles with Mechanical Splices

    By Fredrik Sarvell, Harald. Ihler, Veli-Matti Uotinen, Jukka Rantala

    "Many of the valid international building codes state that the lateral support provided by the soil is sufficient to prevent buckling of fully embedded piles. However, the development of small diamete

    Jan 1, 2014