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  • DFI
    “Value Engineering” — Four Case Histories

    By Maral Papazian Bedian

    "Case 2. 100th Street Bus Depot: Elimination of Deep Caissons in Favor of Spread FootingsThe PROJECTThe 100th Street Bus Depot is a new five-story bus terminal for the New York City Metropolitan Trans

    Jan 1, 2003

  • DFI
    “Digital Specialist Foundations”- Using The Digital Twin During Project Execution

    By Marcus Daubner

    This paper explains how BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH uses digital methods on projects - starting from work preparation to completion of works. More precisely, the advantages of BIM-based planning during

    Sep 1, 2022

  • DFI
    Hybrid Foundation Solution for Debris Fill, Compressible Soil

    By Michael J. Weaver

    Urban redevelopment projects are occurring more frequently than ever before as urban greenfield sites become limited and city planners and devel- opers attempt to revitalize existing underdeveloped n

    Apr 1, 2022

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    Observational And Numerical Evaluation Of Defects In Deep Mixing Method Columns Used For Lng Process Train Structural Foundation Support

    By Paul J. Sabatini

    Between 2008 and 2009, more than 6,000, 23-m long deep mixing method (DMM) elements were constructed to support 124 concrete mats comprising the foundations for the process trains for an LNG facility.

  • DFI
    A Study on Bearing Capacity of Waveform Micropiles Using Centrifuge Test

    By Chengcan Wang, Jin-Tae Han, Young-Eun Jang

    "The waveform micropile is a newly developed foundation type for increasing the bearing capacity with the created shear keys on the pile’s shaft. Analyzing the increment of resistance at the shear key

    Jan 1, 2016

  • DFI
    Alignment Control Of Drilling Rods For Jet Grouting By Integrated Microchips

    By Mousaab Majar, Nikolaus Schneider

    The technical challenges for accurate drilling positions increase with deep underground structures in inner city areas. Designed for jet grouting, specific sensors have been developed to record the al

    May 1, 2022

  • DFI
    Wick Drain Guide Specification (Method)

    "1.0 DESCRIPTIONThis work consists of furnishing all necessary labor, equipment, and materials to install prefabricated vertical (wick) drains in the ground in accordance with the Plans and as specifi

    Jan 1, 2014

  • DFI
    Behavior Of Friction Piles In Soft Clays

    By Safwan Labanieh

    An experimental set-up is specially designed to study the behavior of a friction pile of 3 cm diameter in contact with the soft clay of Mexico City in a small calibration chamber (CC) of 30 cm diamete

    Jan 1, 2002

  • DFI
    Soil-Structure Interaction Of A High-Rise Building Near Sensitive Structures In Soft Soil Conditions

    By Mohamed Hassan, Matthias Seip, Steffen Leppla

    In the east of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, a new high-rise building is planned directly next to the river Main. The high-rise building will have a height of about 75 m and will be founded on a Combine

    May 1, 2022

  • DFI
    Comparing The Bench Test and Field Test Results for the Deep Mixing at the Rio Puerto Nuevo Project in San Juan, PR

    By Filippo Maria Leoni, Wesley Schmutzler

    "Deep Mixing Method (DMM) for the Rio Puerto Nuevo Project in San Juan was chosen by the Corps of Engineers to improve the soils adjacent to a 90 inch forced sewer main relocation and to improve the s

    Jan 1, 2015

  • DFI
    The Use of Advanced Electronic Features in Foundation Equipment Help or Hype for the User?

    By Manfred Schoepf

    "Construction projects using the most advanced technologies and organizational structures demand intelligent construction machinery. In this process, automation technology plays an increasingly import

    Jan 1, 2015

  • DFI
    Use of Post-Grouted Drilled Shafts in Coastal Mississippi

    By Jacob A. Jordan, Rachel M. Garrett, W. Robert Thompson III, James C. Pegues

    "Environmental control structures for an existing fossil-fuel power generating plant near Pascagoula, Mississippi faced several design and construction challenges due to space limitations. Conceptual

    Jan 1, 2015

  • DFI
    Influence of EPS Geofoam on the Soft Foundation Improved By Deep Mixed Columns

    By Walid El Kamash, Sadik Oztoprak

    "Soft soil presents a challenge against multistory buildings in some cities of Egypt such as Port Said due to the consolidation settlement. Deep mixed (DM) columns are used to improve the soft foundat

    Jan 1, 2015

  • DFI
    New Ground Freeze Method for Groundwater Cutoff below Foundation Excavations in Permeable Soils

    By Daniel W. Mageau, Larry W. Applegate, Aaron K. McCain

    "An innovative method of ground freezing was successfully tested to create a “dry” excavation condition for a new building foundation at a site in downtown, Miami, Florida. The subsurface conditions i

    Jan 1, 2015

  • DFI
    Construction Of A Spillwall In The Columbia River

    By Francis B. Gularte

    The Dalles Dam is located 192 miles upstream from the Columbia River?s mouth. As part of an effort to increase survival rates for young salmon migrating downstream to the Pacific Ocean, a river spillw

    Jan 1, 2010

  • DFI
    Versatility of Compaction Grouting to Stabilize and Lift Large Structures

    By Joe Harris

    Large structures, such as a multistory office building or a large storage tank, are constructed the most economical way possible, which may involve a shallow foundation system placed on native soil or

    Sep 1, 2023

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    Execution Example of the Expanded Dry Jet Mixing (EX-DJM) Method

    By Kiyotaka Ohno, Nobushige Yasuoka, Yosuke Hioki

    "The diameter of improved columns adopted by the original DJM Method had been 1000 mm, however, in order to comply with the social need for construction cost reduction, the Expanded Dry Jet Mixing (EX

    Jan 1, 2015

  • DFI
    Pile Driving Hammers In Centrifuge Modelling - Synopsis

    By Daniel Levacher

    Pile load tests in site require extensive means of action and time. To get outstanding tests, the environmental test conditions must be perfectly known and acceptable. They concern the support install

    Jan 1, 1996

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    Comparison Between Statnamic And Static Load Testing Of Drilled Shafts In Varved Clay

    By Carl Ealy

    Static and STATNAMIC (STN) rapid load test (RLT) was performed on 3-drilled shafts. The purpose of the RLT part of the study was to obtain data in support of FHWA research on innovative load testing m

    Jan 1, 2002

  • DFI
    Optimisation Of Pile Type To Support Major Structures Above A Deep Sand Profile - Synopsis

    By P. Davies

    The Hillside Smelter presently under construction at Richards Bay, Republic of South Africa, will be, on completion, the fifth largest aluminium smelter in the world. The site selected for this plant

    Jan 1, 1996