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  • DFI
    Bell Bottom Cast-In-Place Piling By Reverse Circulation Drill ? Synopsis

    By T. Soejima

    In recent years, there has been a tendency in the field of foundation piling works to utilize piles of greater bearing capacity in order to meet increasing height and weight of modern building as a me

    Jan 1, 2010

  • DFI
    Bearing Capacity Of Piles Determined By Field Tests ? Synopsis

    By D. M. Milovic

    On the basis of relatively large number of field load tests of piles, the determination of the ultimate bearing capacity have been studied. Using the load settlement curves and the results of the cone

    Jan 1, 2010

  • DFI
    Technical Note Evolution Of Top Of Pile Measurement Techniques In Deep Foundation Static Load Testing

    By Jon Sinnreich

    Ensuring the accuracy of collected data during deep foundation static load tests is of paramount importance. Typically, pile head displacements are measured relative to a purpose-built reference syst

    Jan 1, 2009

  • DFI
    Ground Vibrations from Pile and Sheet Pile Driving Part 1 — Building Damage

    By K. Rainer Massarsch, Bengt H. Fellenius

    "Abstract Vibrations generated during the driving of piles or sheet piles can affect buildings or installations in the ground. However, observed building damage is not always caused directly by dynami

    Jan 1, 2014

  • DFI
    Construction Of A Deep Basement On A Sloping Site In Glasgow: The Aurora Project

    By H. Boghosian

    This paper presents the design and construction of a deep basement in a steeply sloping site in glacial till in Glasgow city centre. Existing foundations, adjacent structures and services, in tandem w

    Jan 1, 2006

  • DFI
    Effect Of Vertical Heterogeneity In Soil Strength On Pile Bearing Capacity Prediction From CPT Data

    By Amaneh E. Kenarsari

    Among the different sources of uncertainty in pile bearing capacity prediction including inherent heterogeneity, measurement and model uncertainties, the inherent heterogeneity of soil properties is o

    Jan 1, 2011

  • DFI
    Numerical Analysis of Pile-Supported T-Walls Subject to Large Settlements and Flood Loading

    By Alexander B. Reeb, Richard J. Varuso, George M. Filz, Jehu B. Johnson

    "T-walls, which are concrete floodwalls in an inverted “T” shape, are an integral component of the Greater New Orleans Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System (HSDRRS). In order to resist lar

    Jan 1, 2017

  • DFI
    Quality Assurance Of Augercast Piles With Computerized Monitoring - Summary

    By Bill Starke

    The acceptance of AugerCast piles in Canada has been limited. Many engineers are apprehensive about the quality of the piles produced by this method. However, advances in the sensing instruments and c

    Jan 1, 1997

  • DFI
    Jet Grouting And Safety Of Tuttle Creek Dam

    By Timothy D. Stark

    Jet grouting has increasingly become a ground improvement technology used to address seepage concerns and provide strength improvement to soils underlying dams. The technique of jet grouting uses high

    Jan 1, 2012

  • DFI
    Behavior of Battered Piles under Lateral Loads in Sandy Soils

    By Jogeshwar P. Singh, Ahmed AlaaEldin, Mohamed Ashour

    The presented methodology allows the determination of the response of laterally loaded battered long piles in sandy soils based on the soil-pile interaction. The Strain Wedge (SW) model which was orig

    Jan 1, 2018

  • DFI
    LRFD Resistance Factors for Design of Driven Piles Using the Texas Cone Penetration (TCP) Test

    By Rozbeh Moghaddam, William D. Lawson, Priyantha W. Jayawickrama, Hoyoung Seo, James G. Surles

    "This study provides calibration of resistance factors (?) for design of driven piles to implement Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) for bridge foundations using Texas Cone Penetration (TCP) Te

    Jan 1, 2017

  • DFI
    Modulus of Elasticity in Deep Bored Piles

    By Carlos Lam, Joram M. Amir, Erez I. Amir

    "Abstract The modulus of elasticity of pile material (E) is an important parameter for the interpretation of both static and dynamic loading tests on piles. This value is commonly assumed to be consta

    Jan 1, 2014

  • DFI
    Analysis Of Piles Reinforced By Jet-Grouting Method

    By JO Choi

    Jet-grouting method is a useful technique to reinforce foundations on relatively soft or vulnerable soil layers such as fractured zone and stratum with cavities. Although jet-grouting has been widely

    Jan 1, 2006

  • DFI
    Route 49 (Penns Neck Bridge) Over Salem River

    By James E. Maccariella

    Replacement of an existing movable bridge with a new low level fixed bridge would not accommodate potential future navigation traffic. In order to replace the existing bridge in a cost effective m

    Jan 1, 2005

  • DFI
    Old Sewer, Big Risks: Managing Risks During The Design And Construction Of A 21-Story Building Adjacent To A Critical 100-Year-Old Sewer Structure

    By Damian R. Siebert

    Risk-reduction measures implemented during the design and construction of a 21-story pile-supported building adjacent to a below-grade 100-year-old sewer structure were keys to a successful foundation

    Jan 1, 2011

  • DFI
    Shaft End Bearing Capacity In Cavernous Limestone

    By Issa S. Oweis

    Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed primarily of calcite (calcium carbonate). In the presence of an aqueous solution of carbon dioxide (carbonic acid) bicarbonate radicals (2HCO3)- are produced t

    Jan 1, 2009

  • DFI
    Laboratory Study on Creep Behavior of Chemically Stabilised Soft Soils under Unconfined Conditions

    By Venda Oliveira P. J., Correia A. A. S., Danisi C. M.

    "AbstractA laboratory study has been undertaken to establish common understanding of the creep phenomenon of a Portuguese soft soil chemically stabilised with binders. In order to study the effect of

    Jan 1, 2014

  • DFI
    Settlement Of A Building After Cutting Off Pile Tips Due To Tunnelling

    By Richard A. Forth

    During the construction of the Island Line (ISL) in Hong Kong between 1982 and 1986 piled foundations of a building were encountered in a tunnel drive. As the tunnel alignment could not be changed wor

    Jan 1, 2002

  • DFI
    Influence Lines For The Pile Loading On Bridge Pier Foundations

    By M. B. Wechsler

    An analysis is developed for determining the maximum loading, as well as the potential uplift of the piles on bridge pier foundations. There are considered piers supported on two through seven rows of

    Jan 1, 1989

  • DFI
    Earth Retention Systems In The Urban Environment - Special Considerations

    By George J. Tamara

    The urban environment presents special challenges for the design and construction of earth retention systems. Complications arising from difficult subsurface conditions are compounded by the presence

    Jan 1, 2003