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Lateral Earth Pressure On Lagging In Soldier Pile Wall Systems
By Howard A. Perko
Soldier pile and lagging is a conventional means of temporary excavation shoring. Timber lagging design has traditionally been based upon the designer's experience or empirical rules. One such me
Jan 1, 2008
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Analysis Of A Deep Excavation In Calgary, Alberta
By Thomas Lardner
Excavation for The Bow, EnCana, in downtown Calgary, occurred between May 2007 and September 2008. A monitoring programme was used to determine the behaviour of the shoring wall, soil and bedrock dur
Jan 1, 2010
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Float-In Cofferdams
By Robert B. Bittner
Large diameter piles (2 to 3 m diameter, both driven and drilled) are being used more frequently by designers of bridge foundations. The use of these large piles allows the pile cap to be positioned
Jan 1, 2013
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Tanana River Bulkhead Expansion, Flexibility In Construction; Key To Arctic Dock Construction
By Roy Peratrovich
An innovative cost-saving design for a 1,100 ft bulkhead on the Tanana River at Nenana in central Alaska won Alaska Construction & Oil magazine's Construction Achievement Award. The designers uti
Jan 1, 1985
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Some Experience With Large Diameter Caissons ? Synopsis
By I. H. Wong
The large diameter caisson foundations and their construction methods for three 50 to 60 storey high buildings in Singapore are described. The caissons are 5 m to 8 m in diameter and 40 m to 100 m dee
Jan 1, 2010
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Dynamic Pile Testing In Soils Exhibiting Set-Up - Introduction
By Juan M. Antorena
A dynamic testing program was performed to evaluate installation procedures, assess capacity of 610-mm (24-inch) diameter open ended steel pipe to evaluate set-up and provide minimum pile tip elevatio
Jan 1, 1995
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Analyzing Drivability Of Open Ended Piles In Very Dense Sands
By James A. Schneider
The successful installation of long piles driven into very dense sands relies on the occurrence of the reduction in local friction with increased pile embedment, a phenomenon known as ?friction fatigu
Jan 1, 2010
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Design And Installation Of Pretensioned Spun Concrete Piles To Support A Large Diameter Sewer
By Naresh Koirala
The Greater Vancouver Regional District completed installation of a 2.5 Km long, 2400 mm diameter concrete sewer in Delta, British Columbia in 2000. The sewer traverses through area of peat and soft
Jan 1, 2004
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Deep Mixing in the United States: Milestones in Evolution
By Donald A. Bruce
"Abstract The Deep Mixing Methods (DMM), in their current forms, have been employed in the United States since 1986, although an earlier version had seen service from 1954. The earlier developments we
Jan 1, 2014
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Static And High Strain Dynamic Test Co-Relation Studies On Cast-In-Situ Concrete Bored Piles - Synopsis
By N. V. Nayak
Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Ltd., has initiated a scheme for construction of 55 flyovers in Mumbai in India. To ensure speedier completion of projects several new technologies were
Jan 1, 2000
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Kentucky Route 9 - Licking Pike Widening Design Build Slope Stabilization
By Frederick W. Slack
This paper will discuss the inherent value engineering associated with the design and construction of approximately 184,000 SF of anchored tieback wall, installed as part of the widening and drainage
Jan 1, 2003
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CPT - Guided Installation Of Pressure-Grouted Displacement Piles
By Mark M. Petersen
As part of the addition of eight new combined cycle generating units at the Florida Power & Light Sanford Plant, 2,129 piles were to be installed. The existing plant elements were supported on driven
Jan 1, 2002
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Session IV - Notable International Projects - Special Foundation Technique For The Intersection Of Two Canals Near Magdeburg, Germany - Summary:
By Wolfgang G. Brunner
The closing of the gap in the European waterway- net is one of the big and challenging traffic projects following the German reunification. The water canals in the North German plain connect the Rhine
Jan 1, 2000
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Application Of Augered, Cast-In-Place Displacement (ACIPD) Piles In New York City
By Willie M. NeSmith
Conventional augered, cast-in-place (ACIP) piles were introduced into the New York City area as a result of the damage to existing structures caused by pile driving operations. ACIP piles are often sp
Jan 1, 2004
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Static And Dynamic Tests For Evaluation Of The Vertical Load Bearing Capacity Of Piles - Summary
By Madan B. Karkee
The understanding and the development of sound theoretical basis concerning the pile foundations has been phenomenal during the past few decades, considering the thousands of years the piles have evid
Jan 1, 1997
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The Construction And Performance Of Prestressed Ground Anchors In Soils And Weak Rocks: A Personal Overview - Summary
By Donald A. Bruce
The paper reviews aspects of the construction and performance of prestressed ground anchors installed in soils and weak rocks. Attention is focused on good practice for drilling, tendon fabrication an
Jan 1, 1991
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Deep Soil Mixing Utilizing Multi-Auger Equipment And Procedures - General - Background Information
By Robert Jakiel
The following paper is being presented to provide a basic understanding of the equipment and procedures used in multi-auger deep soil mixing as part of the program for the Deep Foundations Institute (
Jan 1, 2001
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111,000m Of Continuous Flight Auger Piling For LNG Tank Bases In Poor Alluvial Soils, Isle Of Grain, UK
By Shane Baker
Cementation Foundations Skanska Ltd encountered many significant challenges in designing and constructing the foundations for the LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) tanks and associated structures at the Isl
Jan 1, 2006
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Drilled Shaft Foundations For The KcICON Missouri River Bridge
By Paul J. Axtell
The design-build delivery system is being used to erect the landmark Christopher Bond Bridge as part of the kcICON project. The cable-stayed bridge is currently under construction and will span the M
Jan 1, 2009
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CSM Cutter Soil Mixing - A New Technique For The Construction Of Subterranean Walls Initial Experiences Gained On Completed Projects
By E. Stoetzer
In all known deep mixing processes the existing soil is mixed with self hardening slurry by mixing tools that rotate about a vertical axis (augers, mixing paddles). Wall panels are constructed using s
Jan 1, 2006