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Doyle Drive – Extreme Pile Installation
By Peter Faust
"The south access road to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, known as Doyle Drive or Presidio Parkway, needs to be replaced. Built in 1936, it is the primary highway and transit linkage through San F
Jan 1, 2012
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Earth Pressure Acting On Single Driven Piles In Sand
By Adel Hanna
Earth pressure acting on piles driven in sand is playing a major role in estimating pile capacity. In literature, researchers entertained simplifying assumptions in estimating the earth pressure actin
Jan 1, 2003
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San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge: OPA Winner
By Gerry Houlahan
"The 2015 Outstanding Project Award (OPA), which recognizes the superior work of DFI members, was awarded for the San Francisco- Oakland Bay Bridge New East Span. The award was presented to representa
Jan 1, 2015
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Novel Methods Of Restraining Embedded Retaining Walls
By Abid Adekunte
Traditionally, designers and contractors provide additional external supports to retaining walls through the use of tie-back anchors or braces. Both approaches are known to have their shortcomings; br
Jan 1, 2010
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Pindersfield Hospital ? An Innovative Piled Scheme
By James N. Mure
The paper describes the design development and construction of bored piles at Pindersfield Hospital, Wakefield, U.K. The piles were of monopile type. Monopile is the term used to describe piles which
Jan 1, 2008
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Dynamic Centrifuge Model Tests on Pile-Type Deep Mixing Method Reducing Lateral Flow of Liquefied Ground
By Tsuda Wakaki, Naoki Takahashi, Natsuki Okuno, Hidenori Takahashi, Ikuo Towhata, Yoshiyuki Morikawa
"Deep mixing (DM) method has been increasingly employed as a countermeasure against subsoil liquefaction in recent years. Pile-type DM, however, is considered to have little effect as a liquefaction c
Jan 1, 2015
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3D Analysis Of The Seismic Behavior Of Inclined Micropiles
By Seyyed Mehdi Radeghi Mehrjou
It is important to study structures and their retrofitting techniques in order to avoid earthquake-induced seismic damage within countries that are prone to earthquakes. Todays, micro piles are employ
Sep 1, 2022
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Practice Of Large Diameter Stepped Section Bored Pile Foundation Of A Deep Water Bridge
By Cen Guoji
The foundation of bored pouring concrete pile have been adopted in the bridge engineering of China since early in the sixties. They demonstrated tremendous technical advantage and achieved notable eco
Jan 1, 1991
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Implant Foundations – Press-in Piling Method for Urban Construction
By Tsunenobu Nozaki
"Basically, the “Press-in Piling Method” was invented to eliminate construction nuisances, such as noise and vibration which have been serious unsolved problems for advancing societies over a long tim
Jan 1, 2015
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Geosetta: Unearthing Geotechnical Data for the Benefit of All
By Ross Cutts
As a public servant geotechnical engineer, I observed how costly and valuable geotechnical field explorations are to the success of every project. Often however, the field exploration is a long and co
Nov 1, 2023
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Recycled Polymer Application During Pile Boring Operations: A Review
By Hitendrabhai S. Dewangan, Dr. Aashish A. Mehta
Pile foundation is widely used in construction of marine structures. In offshore & marine piling work, drilling/boring supporting fluid is used to stabilize the borehole (excavation) prior to tremie c
Sep 1, 2022
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Deep Cfa Piles Application For Foundation In Queensland
By Sameh M. Khella
This paper discusses the application of deep CFA piles for the foundation of structures in different ground stratifications with a focus on the application in Queensland region. Design, construction t
Nov 1, 2022
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Methodology for Drilling Offshore or Onshore in Hard Rock for Deep Foundations with Pile Top Drill Rigs (PBA)
By Dinesh Hinduja, Pérez: Miguel
"Large structures are generally exposed to dynamic and structural loading. They require usually either foundation connected to hard rock through sockets or driven foundations, which encounter boulders
Jan 1, 2015
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Dcp Investigation Of Strength Increases In Polyurethane And Acrylate Treated Soils
By Andreu J. Ferrero
Polyurethane and acrylate resins are routinely injected into soils to gain strength and control water flow. However, most published data regarding strength gain is derived from laboratory samples crea
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Micropiled Foundations of Telecommunication Towers
By Racquel Nottingham, Marc Mastrantuono, Freddy Lopez
In the digital era that we live in, connectivity and mobility play a decisive role in our daily activities. In this context, insufficient telecommunication infrastructure gives origin to the so called
Sep 8, 2021
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Dynamic Pile Testing for the Five Mates Bridge
By Jonathan G. Cannon
"This paper will describe dynamic pile testing conducted during installation of driven octagonal precast prestressed concrete piles used as the foundation for this bridge. The piles were long and henc
Jan 1, 1900
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Seismic Stability Analysis of Seepage Control Measures for Levees in Central Valley, California
By Zia Zafir
"Levees in the central valley of California are primarily for flood control purposes and thus are subjected to infrequent hydraulic loading. The primary concern for these levees is their instability d
Jan 1, 2016
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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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Marine Clay Stabilisation Using An Encased Stone Column With Tyre Chips As Aggregates
By Rangaswamy. K, Naga Sivaji
A stone column is one of the most commonly employed methods of ground improvement techniques. This method used to increase the strength, decrease the compressibility of loose granular and finegrained
Nov 1, 2022
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Real-Time Anchor Testing and Data Management
By Bora Okumusoglu, Devon K. V. Mothersille
"AnchorTest is an innovative software package, specifically developed for tablets, that permits ground anchor test data assessment and management in real time. The solution has two components: a front
Jan 1, 2017