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  • DFI
    DFI46 Panel on Foundation Reuse

    By Andy Boeckmann

    In early 2021, DFI formed a Foundation Reuse Task Force due to concurrent and coincidental discussions of this topic during meetings of the Subsurface Char- acterization for Deep Foundations and Test

    Feb 1, 2022

  • DFI
    Case Study: Natomas Levee Improvement Program Cutoff Walls

    By Matthew D. Marks

    The Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency initiated the Natomas Levee Improvement Program in 2006 which would bring the entire 42 mile Natomas Basin perimeter levee system into compliance with applicab

  • DFI
    Pile-Supported Raft Foundation System (fd70e68a-eb6f-470f-9fd8-5fc4c0cc8d20)

    By Mohab Sabry, Emre Biringen

    "Over the past decades, there has been an increasing recognition of the strategic use of pile-supported rafts in design of heavily-loaded structures to reduce total and differential settlements. Howev

    Jan 1, 2017

  • DFI
    Case Study: Natomas Levee Improvement Program Cutoff Walls

    By Matthew D. Marks

    "The Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency initiated the Natomas Levee Improvement Program in 2006 which would bring the entire 42 mile Natomas Basin perimeter levee system into compliance with applica

    Jan 1, 2017

  • DFI
    Design Of Laterally Loaded Single Pile In Sand Near Slope - A Proposal For Subgrade Reaction Factors

    By Salim Mezazigh

    Usually different methods for designing a single pile submitted to a lateral loading are available. They are based on theory of elasticity with the parameters E,v or subgrade reaction method using the

    Jan 1, 2002

  • DFI
    "Static Load Testing" How Important Is It? ? Introduction

    By Jack Hayes

    The design and construction of deep foundations involve many uncertainties. For the designer there are uncertainties regarding soil and ground water variability, regarding sampling and lab testing, re

    Jan 1, 2000

  • DFI
    Dynamic Load Testing Of Augered Cast-In-Place Piles

    By Garland Likins

    High strain PDA testing has become common for verification of capacity of both driven and bored piles. It is equally applicable to Augered-Cast-in-Place (ACIP) Piles. It also evaluates other aspects o

    Jan 1, 2000

  • DFI
    Foundations For Arsenal Emirates Stadium, London

    By Jim Cook

    Arsenal Football Club required the development of a new home stadium in north London, subsequently named the Emirates Stadium. The proposed development comprised a 60,000 seat stadium, with associated

    Jan 1, 2008

  • DFI
    Change In Bearing Capacity Of Bored Steel H Piles Enclosed In Soil-Cement Columns With Overburden Pressure - Synopsis

    By Tomio Tsuchiya

    A construction method of bored steel H piles enclosed in soil-cement columns was developed by modifying steel H piles from the driven pile method and soil-cement walls from the earth retaining wall me

    Jan 1, 1996

  • DFI
    Drilled Shaft Foundations For The Float-In Dam On The Monongahela River At Braddock, Pa

    By Robert B. Bittner

    The new gated dam on the Monongahela River at Braddock, Pennsylvania, was built for the US Army Corps of Engineers using an innovative ?In-the-Wet? technology. A key feature of this technology involv

    Jan 1, 2013

  • DFI
    Application Of Deep Foundation Structures To Great Bridges In Vietnam

    By Cau T. Bui

    Thanks to Doi-moi (renovation) policy, many great bridges were constructed in Vietnam to meet demands of her booming economy in the recent decade and deep foundation structures were the only alternati

    Jan 1, 2008

  • DFI
    Founded on Creativity North Dakota’s Four Bears Bridge

    By Terrence R. Udland, Russell D. Call

    "Honored with a DFI 2006 Special Recognition Award, the Four Bears Bridge was constructed across Lake Sakakawea and opened to traffi c in September 2005. The very large lake size and severe winter con

    Jan 1, 2007

  • DFI
    Presentation #5 - The High-Strain Dynamic Load Test (Drop Weight Test) - Contents

    By Frank Rausche

    Why testing What tests can be done Dynamic load testing Loading device Measurements Analysis Examples

    Jan 1, 2001

  • DFI
    Opimization of Solid and Hollow Micropiles for Shallow Foundations on Sand

    By P. D. Arumairaj, B. Vani

    "Micropiles are small diameter cast insitu reinforced grouted piles and it has been effectively used in many applications of ground improvement. It increases the load carrying capacity of soil and red

    Jan 1, 2015

  • DFI
    Unique Foundation Solution For The Shriners Burns Institute Building Expansion - I. Introduction

    By Edmund Cardoza

    In the spring of 1993, construction began on an ambitious building project in Boston, Massachusetts. The Shriners organization committed to offer state-of-the-art adolescent burn treatment and rehabil

    Jan 1, 1994

  • DFI
    Deep Compaction Using Vibratory Pile Hammers

    By Dennis Nottingham

    The need for deep compaction of submerged granular soils has led to improvements in this area. In 1971, L.B. Foster Company personnel patented a method of deep compaction using a vibratory pile hammer

    Jan 1, 2013

  • DFI
    Caisson Foundations For Mississippi River Bridges In The New Orleans Area

    By William B. Conway

    This paper will describe the large caisson pier foundations for four of the bridges crossing the Mississippi River in the New Orleans area; and will discuss some of the unusual problems encountered du

    Jan 1, 2013

  • DFI
    Piles In Expansive Soil For Large Tension Forces ? Synopsis

    By G. W. Plant

    This paper describes the design philosophy and construction details of piles between 25m and 32m deep to support 160m high and 110m base diameter cooling rowers for a major power station. It is sited

    Jan 1, 2010

  • DFI
    Current Practice For Augered Cast-In-Place (ACIP) And Drilled Displacement (DD) Pile Quality Control

    By Rudolph P. Frizzi

    Structures supported on ACIP and DD piles perform successfully when quality control is maintained from the initial site subsurface investigation through pile design, bidding, and construction. The fou

    Jan 1, 2005

  • DFI
    Application of Special Geotechnical Construction Equipment at the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project

    By Richard Hanke, Franz-Werner Gerressen

    "The twin decked Alaskan Way Viaduct is a passage to Seattle’s downtown waterfront and of great economic importance to the city. In 2001, the Nisqually earthquake damaged the viaduct and led to the re

    Jan 1, 2015