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  • DFI
    Minipiles And Compaction Grouting For Seismic Retrofit Of Transportation Structures In The New Madrid Fault Zone

    By Steven D. Scherer

    The highest earthquake risk in the United States east of the Rockies is along the New Madrid Fault System, which extends for 193 km (120 miles) through the Central Mississippi Valley from northeastern

    Jan 1, 2001

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    Steel H-Piles For A 11.7-Mile Long Rail Rapid Transit Project

    By Jeongbok Seo

    The Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project (DCMP) involves the design and construction of a 23.1-mile extension of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) rail system. The initial 11.7-m

    Jan 1, 2010

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    Underpinning Using Long Minipiles In Compressible Soils

    By Mohamad H. Hussein

    A minipile system was employed in underpinning a historical structure in Florida. The existing structure is founded on shallow foundations. Subsurface conditions at the project site consist of deep or

    Jan 1, 1993

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    Installation And Testing Of 260 Hollow Core Bar Micropiles

    By Jesús E. Gómez

    A total of 260 micropiles were installed as part of a retrofit effort for two existing bridges. The micropiles consisted of hollow core bars installed under limited headroom conditions. Of the total n

    Jan 1, 2007

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    An Innovative Use Of Bored Tension Piles In Embedded Retaining Wall Design & Construction

    By Abid O. Adekunte

    The design, construction and monitoring of the deep excavation support for the basement of a large-scale commercial development in Cavan, Ireland is presented. Excavation area was adjacent to existing

    Jan 1, 2008

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    Performance Of Cast-In-Place Piles Installed With A Fixed Mast Drilling Platform In Claystone ? Glenrock WY

    By Brent Wilkins

    The project team was tasked with the design and installation of a deep foundation system to support an expansion to a power generating station in Glenrock WY. Cast-in-place piles installed by a fixed

    Jan 1, 2009

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    Comprehensive QA/QC Integrity Testing Using Thermal Integrity Profiler

    By Brad W. Taylor

    "During the past several months, I have introduced to civil and structural engineers an innovative solution for the integrity testing of concrete using the Thermal Integrity Profiler (TIP) Wire Cable

    Jan 1, 2017

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    New Outfall Bridge Structures At Bonneville Dam - 1. Introduction

    By Lance Helwirg

    New high and low double outfall bridge structures for a juvenile fish bypass system have been constructed on the Washington Shore approximately two miles downstream from the Bonneville Dam on the Colu

    Jan 1, 2001

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    King?s Cross Station Re-Development Passive And Active Mitigation Of Tunnelling - Induced Settlement

    By Clif Kettle

    The paper will detail the design and execution of passive and active settlement control measures, the means adopted to overcome the various physical and operational constraints, and to meet specified

    Jan 1, 2008

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    Diaphragm Wall For Deep Basement Provides Efficient Use Of Waterfront Property At Harbor East In Baltimore

    By S. Y. Fantaye

    This paper discusses the design, construction and performance of a 30 inch thick diaphragm wall recently constructed in Baltimore, Maryland at Inner Harbor East. The project site is an established ma

    Jan 1, 2008

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    A Case Study Of A Vibratory Pile Installation Monitoring Of A Precast Prestressed Concrete Pile

    By K. Viking

    It's well known that conventional impact hammers, usually are the method to use in order to drive precast prestressed concrete piles. However sometimes the vibratory technique might be considered

    Jan 1, 2004

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    Mooring Bridge Caissons During Construction Using Jetted-In Driven Plate Anchors

    By Osama A. Safaqah

    Driven plate anchors can be used to hold in place large bridge caissons during floating construction. Their small size and simple method of installation make them a very cost effective alternative to

    Jan 1, 2013

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    Bridge Pier Remediation, New London CT

    By Walter Kaeck

    In a recent upgrade of their system, Amtrak converted a bascule type draw bridge over the Thames River to a vertical lift structure supported by the existing piers. During the bridge replacement, sign

    Jan 1, 2009

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    Field Test of Electroosmosis with the Injection of Saline Solution of Taipei Silty Clay

    By Chang-Yu Ou, Shao-Chi Chien, Hsuan-Hsiang Chang

    "A field test was performed to investigate the applicability of electroosmosis with the injection of saline solution of Taipei silty clay. The calcium chloride solution and sodium silicate solution we

    Jan 1, 2005

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    Open Cell Sheet Pile® Dock In Remote Alaska Provides Innovative And Cost-Effective Solution

    By Dempsey S. Thieman

    Innovative marine bulkhead design and construction techniques were used in the fast-track design and construction of a high-capacity, deep-water dock in the highly seismic region of Alaska?s Aleutian

    Jan 1, 2008

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    Foundation Innovations Ensure Successful Bridge Replacement

    By Mark S. Greenleaf, Alec D. Smith, Mary Vittoria-Bertrand, Heather B. Scranton, Jean Louis Z. Locsin

    "Rhode Island’s new $163.7 million, 2,265 ft (690 m) long, four-lane Sakonnet River Bridge sits just south of the existing bridge in Portsmouth/Tiverton. The bridge, a critical transportation system l

    Jan 1, 2015

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    Keynotes: Axial Capacity Of Drilled Foundations In Soft Rocks And Intermediate Geomaterials - Presentation Notes

    By Michael W. Neill, O&apos

    This presentation addresses some of the problems encountered in estimating the capacity of drilled shafts and augered, cast-in-place piles in soft rock. Methods to quantify side and base resistance ar

    Jan 1, 2001

  • DFI
    Vertical Load Sharing of Piled Raft with Grid-Form Deep Mixing Walls

    By J. Hamada, K. Yamashita, Y. Shigeno, T. Tanikawa

    "This paper offers a case history of piled raft foundation in soft ground supporting a twelve-story building in Tokyo. To increase bearing capacity of the soft soil as well as a countermeasure of liqu

    Jan 1, 2015

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    Improvements in Deep Compaction Using Vibratory Pile Hammers (a877ad8a-6d27-4e33-a419-f0edb9bac870)

    By Dennis Nottingham

    "Increased interest in seismic soil liquefaction and preventative soil stabilization sets the stage for improved deep compaction methods using pile driving techniques. In 1971, L.B. Foster Company per

    Jan 1, 2005

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    Design And Field Comparison Of Ground Improvement And Bored Piles For Large Diameter Steel Water Tanks

    By Vijaya Bhushan Rao, Ali Semercioglu, Jason Redgers

    Large diameter steel water tanks with high storage capacities impart heavy loads deep into the ground, generally requiring deep foundations to adequately support them. The use of ground improvement as

    Oct 1, 2022