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Cyclic Degradation Of Pile Foundations For Offshore Wind Turbines
By Fabian Kirsch
Cyclic behaviour of axially loaded piles has been an issue since studies revealed that the capability to transfer skin friction into the ground is highly depending on the level and the number of load
Jan 1, 2011
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Reinforcement Project For The Shopping Centre "Grand Littoral" In Marseilles
By J. -M. Rescoussier
Due to Important settlements inducing major structural damages, the western part of the Grand Littoral shopping centre has been closed in 1997. The present paper describes the project of underpinnin
Jan 1, 2002
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Design And Preliminary Investigations For Deep Foundations Of The Charleroi Locks River Wall Project, Monessen, Pennsylvania
By Brian H. Greene
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, is in the final phases of modernizing the locks and dams on the Monongahela River. One facet of this modernization is to replace the existing Lo
Jan 1, 2006
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Rigid Inclusions For Soil Improvement In A 76 Building Complex
By Walter I. Paniagua
A housing complex of 76 buildings is being constructed in the city of Morelia, in western central Mexico; the buildings are 5 levels high, with a shallow concrete slab foundation. Soil conditions incl
Jan 1, 2008
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Advances in Stress-Wave Nondestructive Testing Methods for Evaluation of Deep Foundations
By Joseph T. Coe, Siavash Mahvelati, Alireza Kordjazi
This paper introduces recent advances in stress-wave NDT systems for use in assessments of in-service foundation integrity and drilled shaft construction. The primary results of the laboratory experim
Jan 1, 2018
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St Clair River Rail Tunnel, Sarnia Evolution Of The Design And Construction Methods For The TBM Cutterhead Retrieval
By Peter McDonald
In 1994 the world's largest underwater tunnel was constructed to link Canada and the U.S.A. This new tunnel was large enough to accommodate double-decker railway cars. The construction of an unpl
Jan 1, 1997
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Volume Averaging Technique for Modelling Deformations in Soft Soil Improved with Deep Mixed Columns
By Minna Karstunen, Patrick Becker
"Abstract The deformation behaviour of a foundation on deep mixed columns in a natural soft soil is a three-dimensional problem, which has to be considered adequately in numerical modelling. However,
Jan 1, 2014
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Interlocking Caisson Walls
By William E. Lardner
Interlocking caisson walls developed from conventional "soldier pile and lagging" shoring. In the latter, the soldier piles receive directly most of the soil load. Natural arches form in the soil behi
Jan 1, 1987
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Soil Grouting to Arrest Foundation Settlement
By Anuj K. Singh, Shuvranshu Rout, Manos De
"Foundation for tracks of coke transfer car and dust extraction pipe was designed as series of isolated foundations spaced at 11.0m along length of coke oven battery resting on soil at depth of 2.5m.
Jan 1, 2017
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Technical Note - Hollow Threaded Rebar For Cross Hole Sonic Logging Access Tubes Combined With Longitudinal Concrete Reinforcing In Drilled Shafts
By Josef K. Alter
Crosshole Sonic Logging (CSL) of drilled shafts requires 1.5-in (38-mm) or 2-in (51-mm) I.D. sonic access tubes to be installed inside the steel reinforcement cage. The sonic access tubes do not contr
Jan 1, 2011
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Wharf Damage Due To Settlement Of Deep Soft Subsoil ? Synopsis
By Z. Y. Ding
This paper emphasize two points in piled wharf design which are important than structure calculation. First, during design of piled wharf on soft stratum, the bank slope stability is the first importa
Jan 1, 1991
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Effect Of Surcharge Pressures On Excavation Support - Inconsistencies Between Design Calculations And Practice
By Darrell Wilder
When designing excavation support systems in urban environments, it is often necessary to consider the effect of vertical surcharge loads from adjacent structures. Several methods are used in practice
Jan 1, 2006
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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
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Caisson Design And Construction, Upstream Guide Wall, Locks And Dam No. 26
By E. C. Demsky
This paper describes the large diameter caisson foundation for the upstream guidewall at the Lock and Dam No. 26 (Replacement) Project. The guidewall is supported on two rows of 1.8-m diameter concret
Jan 1, 1989
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American Developments In The Use Of Small Diameter Inserts As Piles And Insitu Reinforcement
By D. A. Bruce
The use of small diameter cast-in-place bored piles is becoming increasingly popular in the United States. Such inserts are used as conventional load bearing piles, and are generally referred to as pi
Jan 1, 1989
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Research on the Influencing Factors of Driving Super Long Piles in Bohai Gulf
By Liu Run, Jia Zhao-lin, Yan Shu-wang
"Piles with diameter larger than 2m in engineering can be defined as large diameter pile, and piles used for oil platform foundation in Bohai Gulf, are usually over 100m long and 2m in diameter. Such
Jan 1, 2014
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Confirmation Of Composite Ground Design Using Field Plate Tests
By Timothy C. Siegel
In response to a solicitation for ground improvement for the construction of a new hospital in Owensboro, Kentucky, the team of Berkel & Company Contractors and Dan Brown and Associates PC designed an
Jan 1, 2011
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Data Normalization and User Interface Design for the Nevada Department of Transportation Deep Foundation Load Test Database
By Austin Metz, Kevin Stanton, Ramin Motamed
"A recent study calibrated Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) resistance factors for local soil conditions in the Las Vegas Valley. As a part of this calibration, an extensive database of drille
Jan 1, 2017
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Deep Diaphragm Wall Activities At Randstadrail Project In Rotterdam, The Netherlands
By Klaus Pöllath
The Netherlands RandstadRail project makes use of a large range of sophisticated geotechnical techniques to allow a shield driven tunnel to approach the central station of Rotterdam. This paper descri
Jan 1, 2006
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Field Tests Of Soft Clay Stabilized By Stone Columns In Coastal Areas In China
By Han Jie
The results of full scale plate load tests on stone columns on soft clay in coastal areas are presented in this paper. Four load tests were made, two of which were performed on the ground treated with
Jan 1, 1991