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Reverse Circulation Drilling (Rcd) Technology For Largediameter Piles
By Nikolas Schmitz
For today’s construction industry, large-diameter piles are common practice, as they are more competitive than drilling a larger number of smaller piles. More and more piles are installed by drilling
Nov 1, 2022
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Soil Improvement Using Soil Mixing – An Alternative Way for the Indian Market
By Franz-Werner Gerressen
"The use of soil improvement to utilize areas, which are not suitable for foundation purpose, has a long tradition. Due to the increasing demand of foundation works in areas of unsuitable soils, the i
Jan 1, 2017
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Summary Of Pile Adhesion And Creep Data From Central Artery/Tunnel Project Test Programs - Summary
By Francis D. Leathers
Four friction pile load test programs, including 23 tension tests and 9 compression tests, have been performed as part of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project in Boston, Massachusetts. The tests, perform
Jan 1, 1994
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Video Inspection Of Rock Sockets For A Piling Project
By Ali Ameli
Design loads are limited for piles relying upon toe stresses in rock due to uncertainty about the rock quality over the whole pile diameter because of rock mass properties or construction effects. Th
Jan 1, 2006
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Use Of Micropiles And Soil Nail Piles In State Of California Earthquake Retrofit Project No.#569 - Deep Foundations Institute Seattle, Washingon October 7-9, 1998
By Ron Bromenschenkel
The State of California, Department of Transportation is currently retrofitting a major interchange near the San Francisco area. The project is located in a highly traveled area of Oakland with light
Jan 1, 1998
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Underpass Support Using Secant Pile Walls And Cement Deep Soil Mix Bottom Seal
By Carole L. B. Mitchell
The South 180th Street Grade Separation underpass in Tukwila and Renton, Washington, USA, permits vehicular traffic to pass beneath Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific railroad tracks. The
Jan 1, 2004
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Deep Foundation Solutions And Implementation For Pittsburgh International Airport Midfield Terminal ? 1.0 Introduction
By Peter Florian
At 5:50 am on October 1, 1992, the new $800 million Pittsburgh International Airport Midfield Terminal opened its gates to the world after five years of construction and more than 24 years of planning
Jan 1, 1993
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Effective Dewatering Is More Than A Pump In The Hole - A Presentation At The Deep Foundations Institute Annual Meeting St. Louis, Missouri, November 1980
By William J. Rothschild
Ground water at construction sites can be controlled by properly placed wellpoint dewatering systems. Care must be taken in planning cofferdams to have adequate space for and access to pumps, headers
Jan 1, 1984
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Confinement Of Two Contaminated Sites In A Petrochemical Plant; Case History
By Raffaella Granata
The paper deals with the remediation of two areas formerly utilized for the disposal of hazardous wastes in a petrochemical plant. The works, designed on the basis of the criteria of maximum safety an
Jan 1, 2006
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EFFC/DFI Best Practice Guide to Tremie Concrete for Deep Foundations, Edition 1
By EFFC/DFI Concrete Task Group
Concrete technology continues to advance rapidly and modern mixes with five components – cement, additions, aggregates, (chemical) admixtures and water – often have characteristics which differ signif
Jan 1, 2016
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Design And Construction Of Bored Piles And Diaphragm Wall For MHA Headquarters Complex, Singapore - Synopsis
By N. S. Yet
This paper shall present the design and construction of bored pile and diaphragm wall for the proposed MHA complex in Singapore. The work was carried out by L&M Foundation Specialist Pte Ltd and PWD C
Jan 1, 2000
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Driving And Testing Of 75 M Long H-Piles In Shanghai - 1 . Synopsis
By Lucien Weber
In the Shanghai area, the soil conditions are such that bearing piles have become an essential foundation part of the new highrise buildings. In order to reduce the settlements under the high working
Jan 1, 1987
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Resolution Of Prestressed Concrete Pile Splice Problems - Summary
By David Siu
Many problems were encountered with the mechanical wedge-type splices used for the 15-inch square precast prestressed concrete piles installed at an industrial plant site. Many of the wedges were brea
Jan 1, 1991
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Lessons Learned From Installation Of ACIP Piles In Various Geologic Settings Of The NYC Region
By Frank J. Arland
Augered-Cast-in-Place piles have been used successfully for many deep foundation applications. The four case studies discussed herein describe ACIP pile projects where problems developed during ACIP p
Jan 1, 2004
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Conventional And Box-Shaped Piled Rafts
By Heinz Brandl
Box-shaped pile and diaphragm wall foundations have proved suitable for transferring heavy loads of bridges, power plants, tanks, towers or other buildings in a concentrated form into the ground. The
Jan 1, 2002
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Designed, Dynamically Load Tested And Installed Pile Foundation In Southwest Florida - A Case History
By Christopher J. Pacitto
This paper presents a case history of an engineered, monitored, and tested program that provided an effective and satisfactory basis for the completion of pile foundations for Twin Dolphins 1 at La Pe
Jan 1, 2002
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Vibwall Installation - Cardiff Bay Barrage ? Synopsis
By Graeme McWhirter
This paper discusses the Installation of a Vibwall for the Cardiff Bay Barrage Project Wales, UK, by Kvaerner Cementation Foundations. Only the second use of the technique in the UK the wall was succe
Jan 1, 2000
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Treated Round Wood Piling Specifications
By James S. Graham
Specifications for treated round wood piling are presented for the engineers consideration. Included in the text are background information, technical committees, Chellis, quality, treatment, static a
Jan 1, 1992
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Quality Control Of Augered Cast-In-Place (ACIP) And Drilled Displacement (DD) Piles ? Introduction
By Rudolph P. Frizzi
Quality control is essential for augered cast-in-place (ACIP) piles (also known as continuous flight auger (CFA) piles outside the United States) and drilled displacement (DD) piles since the pile is
Jan 1, 2003
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Theoretical Examination of Initially Bent Piles
By Janne P. Isohaka, Anssi M. Laaksonen
"Abstract In Scandinavia the use of steel pipe piles in bridge foundations started in the mid-1980s and has increased steadily since. As the piles driven in soft soils are slender, they can fail by bu
Jan 1, 2014