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Acceptance Of Timber Piles Based On Equivalent Driving Energy
By Chu E. Ho
This paper describes a case history involving the use of the Equivalent Driving Energy concept for evaluating timber piles that failed to achieve the termination criterion traditionally based on final
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Overview of Construction and Design of Auger Cast-in-Place and Drilled Displacement Piles
By Monica Prezzi
"Auger cast-in-place (ACIP} piles and drilled displacement piles are being increasingly used as foundation elements for structures, particularly in projects requiring accelerated construction or invol
Jan 1, 2005
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Practical Reuse of Foundations in High Rise Construction
By William H. Walton, Clyde N. Baker Jr., Darren S. Diehm
"A 51-story concrete core and steel frame commercial office tower was recently constructed on the site of the former US Gypsum building in downtown Chicago, Illinois, USA The structure foundation reus
Jan 1, 2005
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Building The Devil’s Playground: How a Ground Improvement Program Eliminated the Need for Pile Foundations
By Christian B. Woods, Joe C. Drumheller
"Kenneth A. Huber, P.E., Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, New York, New York, USAThe dream to bring New Jersey Devils hockey to the largest city in New Jersey became a reality in the summe
Jan 1, 2015
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Optimization Of Drilled Shaft Design For A Highway Bridge In Arizona Using Load Test Results
By John C. Niedzielski
The existing US-70 Bridge over the Gila River at Bylas, Arizona is planned to be replaced due to its current poor condition. The replacement bridge is planned to be a 15-span, 1,904-foot (580 meter)
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Geophysical Methods For Site Characterization For Marine Foundations
By Richard E. Sylwester
Evaluating surface and subsurface conditions for marine foundations (bridges, causeways, terminals, etc.) is often done with a limited amount of data. Subsurface information for these projects is pri
Jan 1, 2013
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Using Settlement-Control Piles To Enhance Mat Foundation Of A High-Rise Building In Orlando
By Amr M. Sallam
A case history of utilizing a mat foundation enhanced with ?settlement-control? piles to support a high-rise building in Downtown Orlando is presented. Original geotechnical engineering studies, perf
Jan 1, 2009
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Full-Scale O-Cell Load Test for a Rotator Drilled Rock Socket at the Main Span of the New Benicia-Martinez Bridge
By Ronnie X. Gu, Xing Zheng, Gem-Yeu Ma
Due to implementation of the rotator construction method from which a smooth shaft was anticipated, a full-scale pile load test (Osterberg Method) was performed at Pier 14 Pile 9 of the main span of t
Jan 1, 2005
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Installing Deep Foundations for North America's Largest LNG Projects.
By Richard Shea
Morris-Shea, an Alabama-based deep foundation contractor, is installing foundation piles at the sites of North America's two largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals currently under construction.
Apr 1, 2023
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Failure Modes for Embankments over Ground Improved with DCM Column Walls beneath the Slope
By Manasi Wijerathna, D. S. Liyanapathirana
"Deep cement mixing is a popular soft ground improving technology that improves the bearing capacity and settlement characteristics of natural soil. When Deep Cement Mixed (DCM) columns are installed
Jan 1, 1900
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Session I - How Geology Has Driven Foundation Practice Worldwide - Design And Construction Constraints Imposed By Unique Geologic Conditions In New York City ? Synopsis
By George J. Tamaro
The design and construction of foundations in the New York City area are usually dictated by the widely varying geologic conditions encountered in the five boroughs, particularly along the spine of Ma
Jan 1, 2000
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Characteristics And Application Potentials Of Ground Improvement With Semi-Rigid Inclusions Based On An Innovative Composite Of Polymers And Gravel
By Pratter P., Boley C.
Polymers are well established in geotechnical applications, for example in ground improvement, where the polymers act as a binder that, when cured, holds the grains together by adhesive and cohesive f
May 1, 2022
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Predicting Geotechnical Drilled Shaft Capacity: Are We Close?
By James G. Ulinski, Sebastian Lobo-Guerrero, Vishal B. Patel
"Recently modified design equations used in the transportation industry to calculate side friction and end bearing capacity for drilled shafts are now providing more realistic estimations of capacitie
Jan 1, 2017
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The Effects of Cylindrical Pile Insertion on the Vertical Stiffness and Strength of the Surrounding Soil
By Emre Biringen
"Results from a small-scale laboratory experimental program show the changes in the vertical stiffness and strength of a soft clayey soil adjacent to the shaft of an inserted pile (i.e. expansion of a
Jan 1, 2005
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Quality Control of Pile Installation Using Digital Pile Penetration and Rebound Monitoring System
By Hee-suk Yun, Dae-jin Hwang, Jeong-woo Seok, Myoung-mo Kim
"In this paper, the accuracy of the data measured by a newly developed displacement measuring system, DPRMs (Digital Pile Penetration and Rebound Monitoring system) and its applicability as a quality
Jan 1, 2005
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Ultimate Lateral Resistance of Piles in Cohesive Soil
By Lassaad Hazzar
The ultimate lateral resistance of piles in cohesive soil is studied using the well-known finite difference code, FLAC2D. The Modified Cam Clay (MCC) constitutive relation is adopted in the analyses t
Aug 1, 2013
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AUT-CPT & Pile Database for Piling Performance Using CPT and CPTU Records
By Sara Moshfeghi, Seyyed Majdeddin Mir Mohammad Hosseini, Abolfazl Eslami
"Due to variety of current pile bearing capacity methods based on the cone penetration test (CPT), for optimum design, it is necessary to evaluate the performance of such methods in different geotechn
Jan 1, 2017
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Indicator Pile Program at Port of Oakland, California
By Partha Sircar
"For Berth 22 modifications at the Port of Oakland, nearly 600 octagonal 24-inch ‘diameter’ precast-prestressed concrete piles were driven, some piles over 160 feet long. Prior to production pile driv
Jan 1, 2015
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Analysis and Case Study for Minimizing Differential Settlements in Piled Raft Foundations
By Yu Chuang, Zai Jinmin, Liu Songyu
"The piled raft foundation is a geotechnical composite construction method, consisting of three elements, piles, raft and soils, which is applied for the foundation in an increasing number. Differenti
Jan 1, 2005
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The Progress Of Jet Grouting In The Last 10 Years In Japanese Market
By H. Yoshida
Jet grouting was first introduced in Japan in the second half of the 1960s, approaching 50 years ago. By the end of the first 40 years, jet grouting from single to triple fluid systems had become a g
Jan 1, 2010