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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
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Underpinning Of Buildings During Tunneling Los Angeles Metro Rail System - Synopsis
By John A. Dal Pino
This paper describes two independent building underpinning projects during the construction of the Los Angeles Metro Rail System. The first project involves pinpile underpinning of a building along th
Jan 1, 1996
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A Review of Current Mexican Design Approaches for Cast-in-Place Drilled Shafts in Granular Soils under Axial Loading
By Enrique Ibarra, Manuel J. Mendoza
"Abstract: This paper describes the current state-of-practice for the design of cast-in-place drilled shafts in granular soils under axial loading, addressing recent advances that take into account th
Jan 1, 2014
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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
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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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Diggs Does Deep Foundations
By Robert Bachus, Nikolaos Machairasm, Allen Cadden
Data Interchange for Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists (DIGGS) is a data transfer standard that is gaining widespread acceptance in the geotechnical and geoenvironmental communities. Origi
Jan 1, 2019
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A Comparison Of Static And Statnamic Load Tests In Sand: A Case Study Of The Bayou Chico Bridge In Pensacola, Florida ? Summary
By Michael D. Justason
This paper details the static and Statnamic load testing on a 600 mm square pre-stressed concrete pile. The pile was located at Pier 15 on the 20 million-dollar Bayou Chico Bridge Project in Pensacola
Jan 1, 1997
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The Effects Of Changes In Effective Stress On A Base Grouted Pile In Sand
By V. M. Troughton
Large diameter bored piles with grouted bases have been adopted for the foundations of the majority of the buildings at Canary Wharf in London's Docklands, including a deep basement car park. The
Jan 1, 1989
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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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Application Of PCC Piles On Soft Ground Improvement Of Expressways
By Hanlong Liu
The construction process and load-bearing behaviors of Cast-in-place Concrete Thin-wall Pipe Piles are analyzed based on its application on Yan-Tong Expressway project. The low strain test, static loa
Jan 1, 2006
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2D and 3D Finite Element Analysis for Cantilever Slurry Walls in Cohesionless Soil
By Mostafa Mossaad, Ali Helwa, Manal Salem
Support of excavation (SOE) design practice tends to model SOE elements using two-dimensional (2D) analyses to avoid the complexity associated with three-dimensional (3D) analyses. Such practice overl
Jan 1, 2018
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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
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Lateral Dynamic Response Of Single Inclined Piles
By Amalia Giannakou
This paper utilises 3-D finite-element modeling to study the static and dynamic lateral harmonic response of inclined piles, in a homogenous and a non-homogenous soil, modeled as a linear hysteretic m
Jan 1, 2006
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Aspects of Standardization for Piles in Europe
By Roger Frank
"Abstract After noting the importance of standardization for piles, the European system is described (execution, tests and design, etc.). Some important aspects of Eurocode 7 are outlined (like the ro
Jan 1, 2014
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Cement Deep Soil Mixed Walls/Grout Plug for Groundwater Cut Off and Excavation Support at the Bart Warm Springs Extension
By Harry Schnabel, Mitchell L. Fong, Douglas R. Jenevein, Thomas S. Lee
"The Warm Springs Extension (WSX) is one of a series of projects that will eventually extend the Bay Area Rapid Transit System (BART) from Fremont to San Jose, California. A cut and cover tunnel was u
Jan 1, 2015
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Present Developments In The Design Of Deep Foundations
By Rolf Katzenbach
The principle questions related to the design of deep foundations especially in soft soils are the stability and the cost optimised settlement reduction to prevent possible damages and to minimise the
Jan 1, 2006
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Drilled Shaft Side Shear Capacity In Compressible Materials What Influences Capacity?
By J. A. Hayes
For over a decade the Osterberg Load Cell has been successfully used to determine the shear capacities of drilled shafts. Since the test method measures side shear directly, analytical complications d
Jan 1, 2003
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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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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
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Nonlinear Response of Piles with Rigid Embedment: Lessons Learned from a Reduced- Scale Experiment
By Camilla Favaretti, Benjamin Turner, Anne Lemnitzer
Pile foundations are extensively used in the construction of various types of superstructures, including tall buildings, bridges, freeways and offshore structures. A fully constrained tip embedment su
Jan 1, 2018