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Critical Evaluation of Indian Standard for the Design of Laterally Loaded Piles
By Sanket Rawat, Ravi Kant Mittal, Vikash Prasad
"The understanding of the response of pile foundations under various types of loads is a necessary prerequisite to analyze and design them properly. Therefore, this paper highlights and compares the p
Jan 1, 2017
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Kinematic Load Tests On A Model Pile In Clay
By Michael J. Brown
Load testing is important for controlling the quality of piled foundations. The Statnamic test is an alternative to existing testing methods with a load duration that lies between that for static and
Jan 1, 2002
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Reduction Of Local Scour Around Cylindrical Bridge Piers Using Upstream Protective Piles
By A. K. Bhattacharya
Cylindrical bridge piers are widely used and equations exist that can predict the maximum depth of local scour around such piers. Scour around piers is an undesirable phenomenon, as it requires the fo
Jan 1, 2009
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Settelement Of A Piled-Raft Foundation Considering Lateral Pile Resistance
By Helen S. W. Chow
The use of piled raft foundations for tall buildings has been increasing in this decade as it is an economical alternative to conventional piled foundations. Piled rafts are composite structures compr
Jan 1, 2006
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Overcoming the Challenges Endured by the Quality Assurance and Quality Control Teams during the Construction of a Deep Cutoff Wall in East Alton, Illinois
By Raffaella Granata, Wesley Schmutzler, Matteo Bertoni
"The Lower Wood River Levee system, at the confluence of the Wood River Creek and the Mississippi River, in East Alton, Illinois, has been plagued with underground seepage and, in 2010, remediation wa
Jan 1, 2017
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To Protect Pit-Wall By Means Of Chemical Grouting In Excavation Work Of Deep Foundation Pit
By Xiong Houjin
In the excavation works of some deep foundation pits within the boundaries of Guangdong Province of China, though some measures, such as steel sheet piles, diaphragm walls, etc. were taken to protect
Jan 1, 1991
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Enhancements To The FHWA Deep Foundation Load Test Database
By Carl D. Ealy
Work is being done to web enable the FHWA Deep foundation Load Test Database. Originally designed to function in the client server environment via modem, access to the database both for data maintenan
Jan 1, 2002
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Effect Of Stabilizing Soft Super-Saline Soil By Vibroflotation ? Synopsis
By S. F. Fu
The Charkhan Salt Lake area of the Chaidamu Basin in West China is characterized by soft super-saline soils with very high contents of soluble salts. From the engineering point of view, these saline s
Jan 1, 2010
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Innovative Use Of Piles For Retaining Sides Of Deep Excavations ? Synopsis
By D. V. Karandikar
Contiguous bored piles have been used in the past for retaining the sides of deep excavation. An innovative version of this method was adopted successfully in two prestigeous projects in Bombay in whi
Jan 1, 1996
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Evaluating Excavation Support Systems To Protect Adjacent Structures (The 2010 Michael W. O?Neill Lecture)
By Richard J. Finno
This paper presents an overview of methods that can be used to predict damage to buildings as a result of excavation-induced ground movements and describes an adaptive management approach for predicti
Jan 1, 2010
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Foundations For Offshore Wind Energy Converters - A Review Of Some Current Scandinavian Development Projects
By K. Viking
This article deals with some of the civil engineering related problems to be encountered when offshore wind energy projects transform from prototype offshore wind energy converter farms, developed and
Jan 1, 2013
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2D And 3D Analysis Of New Austrian Tunnelling Method
By G. R. Dasari
New Austrian Tunnelling Method (NATM) has been analysed by Finite Element method in two and three dimensions by Strain Dependant Modified Cam Clay (SDMCC) Model. The effects of construction sequence,
Jan 1, 1996
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Design Methods For Earthquake-Induced Pile Bending
By George Mylonakis
The curvatures and subsequent bending imposed to piles by the surrounding soil during the passage of strong seismic waves is studied. This type of bending develops even in the absence of a superstruct
Jan 1, 2002
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Piled Foundation Design as Reflected In Codes and Standards
By Bengt H. Fellenius
"ABSTRACTAn example from a guidelines document for the Eurocode is discussed that addresses design for geotechnical strength of piled foundations in settling soil, generating drag force and downdrag.
Jan 1, 2014
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Standardizations of Execution and Quality Control on Piling and Deep Mixing Method
By Masaki Kitazume, Yoshiaki Kikuchi
"Abstract Pile foundation is one of fundamental techniques to improve the bearing capacity and settlement characteristics of superstructures. Wide varieties of piles having various shape, size and mat
Jan 1, 2014
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Incorporating Set-Up Into Reliability-Based Design Of Driven Piles In Sandy Soils
By Luo Yang
It has been known that after initial pile driving, pile capacity gain over time (set-up) could constitute a significant portion of the total pile capacity. In the past, there has been very little guid
Jan 1, 2006
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Predicting The End Bearing Capacity Of Rock Socketed Shafts
By Lianyang Zhang
For optimal design of rock socketed shafts used to support axial loading, it is important to predict the end bearing capacity. The existing empirical methods for determining the end bearing capacity o
Jan 1, 2008
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The Contest On The Prediction Of Capacity Of A Bored Pile Constructed Under Polymer-Based Slurry In Bangkok Subsoil
By Narong Thasnanipan
This paper presents the outcome of the contest on the prediction of the static axial load capacity of diameter 1.20m bored pile founded at 46m below existing ground. The test pile was constructed by w
Jan 1, 2006
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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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A New Analysis Of Data From Statnamic Tests On Piles In Clay
By William F. Anderson
A series of pile load tests (maintained load tests, constant rate of penetration tests at different rates, and statnamic tests) was carried out on an instrumented model pile installed in clay beds pre
Jan 1, 2006