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Construction Productivity Advancement Research Program (CPAR)
By Jesse A. Pfeiffer
CPAR, the Construction Productivity Advancement Research Program, is a new initiative of the Corps of Engineers to enhance U.S. construction industry productivity through the development and applicati
Jan 1, 1989
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Computation Of The Load/Settlement Behaviour Of HP-Bearing Piles - 1. Introduction
By E. E. De Beer
This paper describes a method for the determination of the settlement of an individual H-bearing pile, based on the results of CPT-tests. As implied by the nature of the problem, no analysis perform
Jan 1, 1987
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Bearing Capacity Of Piles Using Cavity Expansion Theory ? Summary
By R. Bellotti
The theory of cavity expansion in an infinite frictional soil mass whose strength is represented by a curved Mohr-Coulomb failure envelope has been used to predict with some confidence the cone resist
Jan 1, 1987
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Foundation Retrofitting Using Micropiles - A Case History
By Mohammad Nasim
Vertical expansion of existing structures frequently requires foundation retrofitting to enhance the capacity of existing foundations for supporting additional loads. Owing to their small diameter, a
Jan 1, 2008
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Design Strategy For Deep Slurry Stabilized Bored Piles In Compression
By Chu E. Ho
Field load tests on deep slurry stabilized bored piles have shown that end bearing resistance was unreliable due to soft toe conditions caused by debris accumulation at the bottom of the hole during p
Jan 1, 2002
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Wanapum Dam Repaired Using Post-Tensioning Anchors
By Rick Deschamps, Brian Barkauskas, Aled Hughes, Abigail Stein
In central Washington, six miles south of the small town of Vantage, the flow of the Columbia River is harnessed by the Wanapum Dam which is part of the Priest Rapids Hydroelectric Project owned and o
Jan 1, 2018
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Vibratory Driver/Extractors Do More Than Drive Sheet Piles - Summary
By John L. White
Vibratory driver/extractors do more than drive and extract sheet piles. I would say more than sixty percent (60%) of the time, vibratory pile driver/extractors are engaged in work that has nothing to
Jan 1, 1997
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Installation Of Marine Pile Foundations At The Skyway Project For The San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge (16c93b01-e1c3-48e5-bd32-54e8ea2106cb)
By Robb L. Swenson
Construction of foundations for the Skyway Segment of the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge required innovative techniques due to the mass of the structures being inserted and the unique subsurface of
Jan 1, 2013
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The Silver Spring Transit Center: Design And Construction Of Drilled Shafts In An Urban Environment
By James E. Parkes
The Silver Spring Transit Center is a new three-level transit center that will include bus loops for County, Metro and intercity buses, parking, and retail space. It replaces an existing bus station
Jan 1, 2011
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Effects Of Mineral And Polymer Slurries On Drilled Shafts - 1. Introduction - 1.1 History Of And Principles Of Mineral Slurries In Drilled Shaft Construction
By Michael W. Neill, O&apos
Drilling slurry has become an effective aid to the construction of drilled shafts in caving and/or waterbearing soils. Historically, drilling slurry made of bentonitic clay and water was first used in
Jan 1, 1991
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Effect Of Transverse Stresses On The Strength Of Steel Sheet Piling And Recommended Changes In Design Procedure
By Richard J. Hartman
Current design practice is to select steel sheet piling sections using sufficient section modulus and yield strength to resist the calculated bending moment. Thus, section modulus is the only property
Jan 1, 2006
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Examples Of The Use Of Temporary Works Soil Nailing In The UK And Ireland
By Martin J. Pedley
The use of soil nailing has grown steadily in the UK over the last 15 years and it has recently become more popular in the Republic of Ireland. This paper presents three soil nailing temporary works c
Jan 1, 2000
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Numerical Modelling of a Deep Excavation Shoring for Replacement of Control Structure at a Dam
By Lok M. Sharma, Deep K. Khatri, Bradfield. Brett
"A shored enclosure was required to access a control structure upstream below the dam of a deep lake. The shoring involves the interaction of the structure, soil, and water and the loads imposed inclu
Jan 1, 2017
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Hand-Excavated Pier Foundations For A High-Rise Hotel In The City Of Dalian, China ? Synopsis
By A. K. C. Chan
Recent hotel investment projects in China often involve very tight programmes for design and construction. An example given in this paper involves a 24-storey reinforced concrete hotel tower with 460
Jan 1, 2010
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Static-Load Hydraulic Piledriving: An Alternative System For Noise & Vibration-Sensitive Applications ? Introduction
By Robert A. Field
Static-Load Piledriving systems utilize hydraulic push to advance piles into the ground. Dynamic systems (ie. hammers and vibratory equipment) utilize impact, or vibration, to advance the piles. S
Jan 1, 1995
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Design And Construction Of The Rion Antirion Brdoge Foundations
By Alain Pecker
The choice of a design concept for a bridge foundation is guided by various factors; several of these factors are indeed of technical origin, like the environmental conditions in a broad sense, but ot
Jan 1, 2005
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Vertical Earth Reinforcement Technique - Test Wall 1998 DFI Annual Conference And Meeting
By Peter J. Nicholson
A new method of constructing retaining walls, in-situ, prior to excavation has been developed. This "Vertical Earth Reinforcement Technique" VERT, has been demonstrated at a full scale test wall at th
Jan 1, 1998
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Deep Foundations on Buildings using Driven Ductile Iron Micropiles.
By Antonio A. Cristóvão, Alexandre Pinto
"Abstract Deep foundations of buildings using driven ductile iron micropiles TRIM solutions, leads to recognized advantages, from technical, schedule and economic points of view. High production rate
Jan 1, 2014
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Augered Cast-In-Place (ACIP) And Drilled Displacement (DD) Pile Quality Control ? 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, 2004
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Fundex - Deep Foundation Institute Tensile Pile Test Seminar - September 9 & 10, 1993 - Introduction
After the Loma Prieta Earthquake, which caused major damage to viaducts in the Bay Area, the California Department of Transportation set up a test programme for foundation piles. Funderingstechnieken
Jan 1, 1993