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Recent Advances In Quiet & Vibration-Less Steel Pile Installation & Extraction
By Ray. K. Filip
The concept of installing a steel sheet pile retaining wall into the ground by "pressing" has resulted in the development of various equipment solutions over the last thirty years e.g. Taylor Woodrow
Jan 1, 2006
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Designed, PDA Assisted Load Tested, And Constructed Pile Foundation Provides An Economical Foundation Solution - A Case History
By Gregory A. Stephan
A case history of design, prediction, probe pile driving, and construction of a pile foundation for Building 3 of Waterside at Bay Beach Condominiums located in Fort Myers Beach, southwest Florida, is
Jan 1, 2003
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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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Session III - Foundation Techniques In The Urban Environment - Structural Movement And Ground Settlement Control For A Deep Excavation Within An Historic Building - Synopsis
By Martin J. Kenwright
Within the famous Harrods department store, a new lift shaft has been constructed, servicing a depth of 22m below ground level as well as the existing 6 storeys of the store. The shaft will connect wi
Jan 1, 2000
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Installation Of Augerpiles In Low Headroom And Restricted Access Conditions
By Jim Steding
L.G. Barcus and Sons, Inc. recently completed a three-phase project for the expansion of Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico for McCarthy Construction Co., the Construction Manager for th
Jan 1, 2003
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Specialized Slurry Wall Equipment - The Hydromill - Summary
By Mario Mauro
The article illustrates the Hydromill technology, as applied in urban sites, and its advantages in terms of quality of the end product, mitigation of the construction impact, and optimization of the l
Jan 1, 1994
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Upgrading Projects of Existing Infrastructures by Steel Piles – Press-in Method and Implant Structure
By Tsunenobu Nozaki
"AbstractThe PRESS-IN METHOD is widely recognised as “an environmentally friendly piling method”. However, this characteristic is only one of the fundamental advantages of the method and this paper pr
Jan 1, 2014
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Oakland Airport Roadway Project - Synopsis
By David S. Yang
The construction of Oakland Airport Roadway Project for the airport expansion requires stabilization of subsurface soils for the construction of three grade separation structures at two roadway interc
Jan 1, 2001
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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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Augered Cast-In-Place Piles: Regional Project Profiles - Community Osteopathic Hospital Harrisburg, Pa
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: ALEXANDER CONSTRUCTORS, INC. STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: CAGLEY & ASSOCIATES, INC. GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER: F.T. KITLINSKI & ASSOCIATES, INC. PILE FOUNDATION CONTRACTOR: L.G. BA
Jan 1, 2001
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Impact Of Offshore Site Investigation Practice On Reliability Of Axial Pile Design In Siliceous Sands
By James A. Schneider
The evolution of the American Petroleum Institute (API) design method for axial capacity of driven piles in siliceous sands is explored, and complemented with an overview of how changes in offshore si
Jan 1, 2006
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Evaluation of Engineering Properties of Expansive Soils Mixed with Waste EPS Beads
By B. Soundara, A. Suganya, S. Selvakumar
"Expansive soils have a potential for shrinkage or swelling under changing moisture content. Attempts were made to reduce the swelling potential of expansive soils with conventional additives such as
Jan 1, 2017
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Deep Soil Mixing for Contaminated Soil Remediation at a Superfund Site
By Larry Stearns, Lori Tiefenthaler
Remediation of contaminated soil represents a significant market for application of Deep Soil Mixing (DSM). Eighty-one percent of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund Program’s site re
Jan 1, 2018
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High-Capacity Rock Anchors Provide Uplift Resistance For Concrete-Filled Steel Pipe Piles - A Case Study
By James Weaver
During the past 16 years, the authors have successfully used high-capacity rock anchors installed inside open-ended pipe piles, driven to bedrock, to provide uplift and overturning resistance for vari
Jan 1, 2011
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Operator Independent Installation Of Lime Cement (L/C) Columns
By Tobias Hansson
The quality of Lime Cement (L/C) columns is to a great extent dependent on the installation procedure. At a site in the south of Sweden, the client reported problems with the installed columns. To eva
Jan 1, 2000
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Deep Foundations In The Challenging Geology Of Central Florida
By Gary Kuhns
Central Florida is among the fastest growing urban areas in the United States, and its rapid development has required the steady construction of various types of civil engineering works. The karst geo
Jan 1, 2003
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Arbitration - The Tender Trap
By James Green
It has often been said that the best contracts written are by people who are suspicious of each other. The Spanish philosopher, Ortega y Gasset, said: "Every contract is an Act of Distrust." T
Jan 1, 1987
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Case Study: MGM Casinonational Harbor, Washington, DC Displacement Cast-In-Place Piles in Coastal Plain Soils
By Karl A. H iggins, James P. Racine
"Displacement Cast-in-Place (DCIP) piles are not a common deep foundation type in the Washington, DC Metro Area market. As a result, less regional data is available for these foundations compared to o
Jan 1, 2017
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The Effect of Arching Pressure on a Vertical Circular Wall
By Sangseom Jeong, Kyoungyul Kim, Jaeyeon Cho
"Abstract The lateral earth pressure of vertical circular shaft is investigated by using experimental tests and a theoretical analysis. The emphasis was quantifying on the magnitude and distribution o
Jan 1, 2014