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Design Approaches for Externally Supported Earth Retaining Systems – Details and Limitations
By Matteo Montesi
Deep foundation elements are often used as discrete elements in externally supported earth retaining structures such as soldier piles and lagging walls, secant/tangent pile walls, anchored walls, etc.
Jan 1, 2018
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Micropile Foundations For Support Of New Bridge Structures Over Abandoned Mine
By Timothy J. Myers
Expansion and the economic growth in the southwestern region of Missouri necessitated the expansion of State Route 249 and the construction of a new interchange to provide service to the Joplin, Misso
Jan 1, 2009
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Interface Testing For The Design Of Micropiles In Expansive Soils
By Robert W. Schaut
The use of micropiles is increasing for new construction and to retrofit distressed foundations in expansive soils. Typical micropiles in expansive soils have a lower section where the micropile grou
Jan 1, 2011
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Special Topic On Eurocode 7 And Standardization - Eurocode 7 - A European Geotechnical Design Code - The Eurocode System * The Objectives Of The Eurocodes
By Niels Krebs Ovesen
Close economic cooperation was established among the countries in western Europe during the seventies. As a consequence, among others, a need for harmonized technical specifications for civil engineer
Jan 1, 1994
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New Technology For An Old Seawall: Micropile Installation At Ellis Island National Park In New York Harbor
By Helen D. Robinson
The seawalls that surround Ellis Island were constructed in the early 1900s and now show varying degrees of deterioration. An innovative approach to the structural repair of the seawalls was develope
Jan 1, 2008
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Use of CSM to Support a Heritage Building
By Chris G. Leach
"Abstract A seven storey Northbridge area of Perth, Western Australia presented residential apartment complex located in the an opportunity for a novel application of Cutter Soil Mix technology (CSM).
Jan 1, 2014
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Axial Cyclic Degradation of Marine Piles: A Strain-Based Fatigue Limit
By Aaron S. Bradshaw, Ryan M. Coulson
The offshore wind industry in the United States is slowly emerging with the recent construction of the first offshore wind farm located off the coast of Rhode Island. The turbines at the Block Island
Jan 1, 2018
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Construction And Instrumentation Of A Deep Foundation ? Synopsis
By Y. K. Wong
This paper describes in detail various problems concerning the construction of a pile-raft foundation supporting a 42-storey tower block. The subsurface generally consists of highly weathered sediment
Jan 1, 2010
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An Evaluation Of Augered Cast-In-Place Pile Design Methodolgies For Compression Loading In Sand
By Giuliana A. Zelada
This paper reports on a study of 43 compression load tests (five fully instrumented) and ten pullout tests of auger cast-in-place (ACIP) piles in sand. Eight design methods reported in the literature
Jan 1, 2000
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Recent Evolutions In Deep Foundation Technologies
By Maurice Bottiau
It is a quite challenging objective to aim at covering in one paper the most recent evolution in piling and deep foundations technologies. This report has to be understood within the limits of the ses
Jan 1, 2006
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Use Of Controlled Modulus Columns In Retail & Industrial Development Projects
By Frederic Masse
With widespread acceptance in the market place, many engineers are choosing ground improvement techniques to provide suitable foundation subgrade at sites that would have traditionally required deep f
Jan 1, 2011
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First Quality Tissue Plant, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania: A Case Study Of Drilled Displacement Dewaal Piles ? Introduction
By Gordon King
The site of the First Quality Tissue plant is located on a previous paper production facility in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. The new development, which included the construction of a tissue machine buil
Jan 1, 2004
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Foundations For The M25 Motorway Near To Heathrow Airport
By John F. Spence
Ever since opening, the M25 motorway to the west of London has carried a rapidly increasing volume of traffic. The section of M25 between the junctions with the M3 and M4 motorways, which is in the ne
Jan 1, 2007
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Numerical Analysis of CFA Piles for High-Rise Building of Administrative Centre Lakeside Park in Bratislava
By J. Stacho, Frankovská. J.
"Abstract The use of continuous flight auger (CFA) piles in Slovakia has increased significantly in recent decades. High-rise building of administrative centre Lakeside Park in Bratislava is based on
Jan 1, 2014
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Comparison Of Static Pile Analyses And Load Test Results
By Alan B. Wagner
Data from seven instrumented pile load tests in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and two other instrumented load tests reported in the literature, one in Evanston, Illinois and one in Houston, Texas were reviewed
Jan 1, 1991
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Allowable Compressive Design Stresses For Pressure-Treated Round Timber Foundation Piling - Presented Before The American Wood-Preservers' Association Reno, Nevada, May 1985
By James S. Graham
Research at the University of Colorado on southern pine and Douglas-fir piling has determined that the existing building code design stress values of 1200 psi and 1250 psi, as determined by ASTM D-289
Jan 1, 1986
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Advanced Soil Mailing Design - Improved Reliability And Predictability Of Wall Performance
By Reinhard Gnilsen
Soil Nail walls, like any other structure, must meet high standards of design to be acceptable to the public and owners. On the other hand, the concept of soil nailing trails behind other structures i
Jan 1, 1988
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Lateral Performance Of Two-Section Helical Piles In Soft Soils
By Mohammed Sakr
A Two-Section Helical Pile (TSHP) is a steel pipe with two shaft sections of different diameters and with one or more helix plates near the bottom of each shaft section. TSHPs are used regularly in we
Jan 1, 2009
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Piled Raft On Layered Soils
By Luca de Sanctis
The analysis of piled raft foundations in layered soils may be performed by 3D finite elements or by approximate procedures. Among the latter, the code NAPRA (Russo, 1998) is based on the method of th
Jan 1, 2002
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Overview Of The Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Deep Foundations Research ? Introduction
By John L. Walkinshaw
It is obviously not possible in the time given me today to review in great detail all the research of the past 20 years that the (FHWA) has sponsored or participated in. In this presentation I wil
Jan 1, 1993