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Capacity of Hydraulically Jacked Piles
By Howard A. Perko, Melinda J. Hummel
"Hydraulically jacked piles, herein referred to as jacked piles, are commonly used for underpinning existing structures to arrest settlement or augment an existing foundation for higher loads. They co
Jan 1, 2017
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Construction And Stability Risks Of Fluid Supported Deep Excavations And Their Effects On Design Parameters
By Martin D. Larisch
The construction of diaphragm walls and most large-diameter bored piles (piers) is often carried out under drilling support fluids to temporarily stabilise the excavation prior to concrete placement.
Nov 1, 2022
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Recent Advantages of CDM-LODIC Method (Low Displacement and Control Method)
By Yuji Yamashita, Kazuyoshi Kamimura, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Naoya Matayoshi
"The CDM-LODIC method (cement deep mixing - low displacement and control) method enables ground displacement to be reduced by removing an amount of soil equivalent to that of injected cement slurry an
Jan 1, 2015
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Design and Construction of the Cannelton Hydroelectric Plant Cofferdam and Cut-Off Wall
By James M. Tantalla, Dwight Metcalf, Roderic A. Ellman Jr.
"The construction of a new low head hydro-electric plant at the Cannelton Lock and Dam required the design and construction of a cofferdam to accommodate a deep excavation extending approximately 150
Jan 1, 2016
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Engineering Sustainability
"What can we do in ground engineering to reduce damage to the environment, to repair historic pollution, to reduce our demand on basic resources and to reduce the carbon footprint of our industry? Som
Jan 1, 2009
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Innovative Design for Retaining Structures using Combined Products
By Clifford Taylor, Alexander Zöhrer
"The execution of deep basement excavations under narrow conditions is one of the most challenging tasks in geotechnics. The vicinity of neighbouring buildings, roads, and underground structures such
Jan 1, 1900
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Soil-Mix-Sandwich (SMS)
By Ali S. Fayad
"In June 2014, Orange County Flood Control District (OCFCD) completed construction improvements of the East Garden Grove-Wintersburg Channel for a price of $42 million. Instead of the pre-existing tra
Jan 1, 2015
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Solving Variable Bedrock Challenges With Ductile Iron Piles
By Kevin R. Johnson, Matt Caskey, Bryan Plaskett
Working in urban environments presents unique logistical challenges beyond those typically associated with traditional geotechnical design and construction. These challenges can include constrained si
Oct 1, 2022
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Injecting Sustainability into Deep Soil Mixing Projects
By Paul R. Lear
Sustainability continues to be an important aspect of remediation and infrastructure projects. Deep soil mixing (DSM), a common construction and remedial technology, can easily incorporate the followi
Sep 8, 2021
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Lessons Learned From Construction Of A Tire Plant In Karst, Ns2 Tires, White, Ga
By Robert L. Goehring, Fred Munene
This case history for three major additions to a tire manufacturing plant in north Georgia discusses the impact of highly variable Karst (sinkhole) geology on both foundation design and construction.
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Design, Construction And Verification Of Temporary Working Platforms – Australian And New Zealand Good Industry Practice
By Martin D. Larisch, Ronald Damen
The design and construction of temporary working platforms for cranes and piling rigs is a high-risk activity. It requires the careful selection of the appropriate input parameters to obtain the corre
May 1, 2022
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Interpretation and Evaluation of Thermal Integrity Profiling Measurements
By Seth Robertson, Daniel Belardo, Travis Coleman
Thermal Integrity Profiling (TIP) is a non-destructive method used to evaluate drilled deep foundation integrity. This integrity testing method is specified more frequently, and is becoming an indust
Sep 8, 2021
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Load Tests on Large Diameter Bored Piles in Cemented Sands (e34a0a63-0fa5-40f6-8850-5a2442305f1f)
By Nabil F. Ismael
"Load tests were carried out to examine the ultimate bearing capacity of short, large diameter bored piles in connection with the construction of a multistory building on the Arabian Gulf in Kuwait. T
Jan 1, 2017
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RResearch On Dynamic Inspection Of Prototype Models Of Reinforced Concrete Piles
By Xuhui
Pile foundations are underground projects which are carried out under complicated site conditions, so it is difficult to summarize their characteristic patterns from the everchanging practical pile fo
Jan 1, 1991
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Efficient Deep Foundations, Earth Retention Systems and Ground Improvement – New School Techniques for Columbia Manhattanville’s Subsurface Challenges
By Justin Lukens, Di Stasim Jeffrey, Frank Di Salvo
Columbia University’s Manhattanville Campus expansion includes the construction of two new business school buildings. The new buildings require development of an entire city block bound by 12th Avenue
Jan 1, 2019
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Role Advanced Technology - Resolve Inherent Dichotomy In High Strain Dynamic Testing
By Achyut Kumar Allady, Praveen Arumughan
NCHRP Synthesis 418 (2011) entitled, “Developing Production Pile Driving Criteria from Test Pile Data” details the occurrence of dichotomy between pile Skin resistance and pile Tip resistance mobiliza
May 1, 2022
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The Deep Cut-Off at the Walter F. George Dam
"TREVIICOS CorporationINTRODUCTIONThe Walter F. George lock and dam was constructed on the Chattahoochee River between 1955 and 1963 with the double function of improving navigation and generating pow
Jan 1, 2014
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Monopile Construction Technique For Mumbai Coastal Road Package 1 - Mumbai
By T Vijayakumar, Vipul Dobhada, Rajesh Patel, Swarnadip Dey, Naveen Babu D
The most challenging scope of any bridge project in marine or inter tidal zone is to construct sub structure like well Foundation, group pile, pile cap etc. Similarly, it also affects the marine envir
Sep 1, 2022
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Jet Grout Underpinning to Support the Waterman Hospital
By Piotr Kozlowski, Stanley L. Worst, Matthew J. Niermann
The Waterman Hospital in Tavares, Florida was undergoing an expansion and required a below-grade excavation immediately adjacent to the Emergency Department. This wing of the hospital was under high t
Jan 1, 2019
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Case History: Innovative Load Test Program Optimizes Pile Capacity in Challenging Ground Conditions
By Emad Farouz, Francis A. Abreu
"This paper presents a case history of a successful construction-phase pile load test program that optimized the pile design in challenging ground conditions at the Great Neck Wastewater Treatment Pla
Jan 1, 2017