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PMF Remediation of Oxford Dam
By Scott Dodds
"The Oxford Hydroelectric Station was a unique project that incorporated a variety of dam strengthening methods to stabilize the facility in order to meet the standards required by Federal Energy Regu
Jan 1, 2005
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Installation of 10 Feet Diameter CIDHs in Soft Clay Using Rotator/Oscillator on Trestle
By Babak Mamaqani, Pirooz Barar
The Moanalua trestle spanned over Moanalua Stream, Honolulu, HI and was designed to accommodate construction of five 10 feet diameter cast in drilled hole (CIDH) piers as a part of Honolulu Authority
Jan 1, 2019
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Jet Grouting for Echo Dam Seismic Rehabilitation
By Tara Schenk-McFarland, Mark Bliss
Echo Dam, located near Coalville, Utah, is a facility that provides storage for irrigation and municipal use. Original construction of the dam was completed in 1931. Because of seismic concerns, the s
Jan 1, 2017
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Trump International Is OPA Winner
"Standing 92 stories high and just over 1,362 ft tall, Chicago’s Trump International Hotel and Tower is perfectly positioned at the center of one of the world’s most impressive skylines.The Tower serv
Jan 1, 2009
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Centrifuge Modelling Of Displacement Piles and Installation Effects
By J. Gniel, L. King, C. Gaudin, C. O’Loughlin
"This paper presents some recent advancements in centrifuge modelling, which enable the installation of displacement piles to be performed in-flight while measuring ground responses. Details and resul
Jan 1, 1900
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A New Data Interpretation Approach For Pile Thermal Integrity Testing
By Quanchen Sun, Mohammed Z. E. B. Elsahife, Anthony Fisher, Chris Barker, Jennifer Schooling
A review of the literature shows that pile integrity is a significant concern in pile construction. Recently, a new integrity test, thermal integrity profiling (TIP,) has been put into use in foundati
May 1, 2022
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Field Measurements Of In-Situ Equipment Track Pressure And Working Platform Deformation Using Earth Pressure Cells And Fiber Optics
By Peter Faust, Peter Hubbard, Kenichi Soga
The European Federation of Foundation Contractors (EFFC) and The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) have set up a task group to compile a Guide for Working Platforms. The first edition of this Guide has
May 1, 2022
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Evaluating Bending Failure Of Floating Soil-cement (Sc) Columns Under Road Embankments Using 3d Fea
By Sailesh S. Author
The current design method for soil-cement (SC) columns improved soft clayey ground under the highway embankments assumes a slip circle failure surface shearing through the columns and the soils using
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A Soil Quake Davisson Offset Method For Drilled Foundations
By Michael Perlow Jr
A modification of the original Davisson Offset Limit (DOL) is presented for drilled foundations using soil quake (QDOL) factors ranging from 2 to 6. A further modification of the Davisson Offset Limit
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Securing of In-Situ Cement Mixing Quality for the Expansive Soil with the ‘Montmorillonite’ Inclusion
By Masaru Sakakibara, Ngo Tuan Anh, Mitsuo Nozu
"In the southern region of Vietnam and the southern United States, numbers of Deep Mixing (DM) columns have been installed to increase the stability of slopes and mitigate ground settlement. However,
Jan 1, 2015
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Emergency Jacking Tunnel in Compressible Soil
By Tai Luu, Michael McNicholas, James C. McIntyre
The Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority (JCMUA), discovered that an existing sewer pipe had collapsed under the New Jersey Transit Conrail Railroad between Pine Street and Ash Street in Jersey C
Jan 1, 2019
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High Mobility Grouting Prevents Historic Fountain from Sinking
By Brian M. Fraley
"Portions of the Catholic Total Abstinence Fountain in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pa., were in “imminent danger,” according to a restoration services request for proposals (RFP) issued by the Cit
Jan 1, 2017
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Data Collected and Lessons Learned from Load Test Program for ACIP Piles Supporting Highway Bridges
By Reinaldo J. Villa, Joshua C. Adams
The I-395/SR-836/I-95 reconstruction project is an $818-million design-build construction effort that includes construction of viaduct, segmental and signature bridges in Miami leading into Miami Beac
Sep 8, 2021
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Lateral Response of Pole on Engineered Driven Timber Pile Footing at Ararat Windfarm Terminal Station
By Frank Albrecht, Brian McCarthy
"The Ararat Terminal Station (ARTS) is located 190km to the north-west of Melbourne, approximately 1.7km to the north of Elmhurst Township in the Pyrenees region of western Victoria, Australia. The si
Jan 1, 1900
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The Need For Air Control In Down The Hole Hammer Casing Advancement Drilling
By Frank J. Purcell
“Down The Hole” (DTH) hammer drilling is often necessary to advance the casing during pile construction where the test bores have determined difficult drilling conditions with obstructions such as bou
Nov 1, 2022
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Pullout Capacity of Pile Groups in Sand
By S. P. Mukherjee, Smita Tung
"Piles are generally subjected to uplift in case of under ground and water front structures. Sometimes piles are also to resist uplift loads in transmission towers, dry rock, and so on. Experimental i
Jan 1, 2015
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Construction Of Large Drilled Shafts (The 2nd Annual Mike O'Neill Lecture)
By Dan Brown
Improvements in construction equipment and techniques in recent years have made possible the use of drilled shaft foundations in diameters and lengths not previously considered practical or feasible.
Jan 1, 2008
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Construction And Verification Of Large Bored Pile For Bridge Foundation Through Deep Weak Alluvial Soil Layers And Artesian Aquifer
By C. Dai, S Raathiv
The Waikato Expressway is one of the New Zealand Transport Agency’s (NZTA) seven roads of National Significance. Coffey is part of the City Edge Alliance engaged by NZTA for the Hamilton Section of th
Nov 1, 2022
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Numerical Modelling Of Nonlinear Piles ? Synopsis
By S. P. Lin
The numerical models of nonlinear piles for deep foundations are studied in this paper. The purpose of these is to clarify the mechanical behaviour of deep foundation nonlinear piles subjected to axia
Jan 1, 2010
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Innovative Earth Retention Project for a Parking Garage
By Andreas Brandner, Karl Schoenherr-Strasse, I. B. Brandner, Dipl. Ing
"A world famous Wintersport resort in the Alpine planned to build a parking garage for more than 600 cars and busses situated between a torrent, a district road and the village.A nearly 200 m long bui
Jan 1, 2016