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Application Of Neurofuzzy Approach To Estimate Duration And Evaluate Delay For Diaphragm Wall And Barrette Construction
By Thoedtida Thipparat
The diaphragm walls and barrettes are very important to the constructions of multi-storeyed buildings, elevated expressways, subway railway stations, etc. Uncertainties particularly increase in accord
Jan 1, 2006
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Construction Productivity Advancement Research Program (CPAR)
By Jesse A. Pfeiffer
CPAR, the Construction Productivity Advancement Research Program, is a new initiative of the Corps of Engineers to enhance U.S. construction industry productivity through the development and applicati
Jan 1, 1989
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Anamolies Ammednments And Revision Of Is Code On Underreamed Piles - Synopsis
By A. V. Shroff
The Indian Standards code of practice for design and construction of underreamed piles contains provision for installing such piles in expasive soils. In recent years, a large amount of research work
Jan 1, 1996
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Water Tightness Of Diaphragm Walls
By Radianto Elprama
For the realisation of the underground railway line RandstadRail in the city area of Rotterdam a bored tunnel is under construction. Diaphragm walls up to a depth of about 40 m were used to construct
Jan 1, 2006
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Numerical Simulation Of Quasi-Static Pile Load Test
By N. Q. Huy
This paper describes the application of finite element analysis to simulate the static and quasi-static pile load tests in different drainage conditions. The possible effect of excess pore water press
Jan 1, 2006
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Low Strain Integrity Testing Of Deep Foundations ? Introduction
By Jay A. Berger
Nondestructive testing of deep foundations for integrity problems made great strides in the late 1980's. Inexpensive portable computers have allowed the immediate and rapid processing of field me
Jan 1, 1990
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Large-Scale Earthquake-Induced Landslide Repair Following New Zealand’s Kaikoura Earthquakes
By Mathew Avery, Colby Barrett
In November 2016, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake caused more than 100,000 cubic meters of rock and debris to tumble down and bury the transportation infrastructure below Ohau Point in New Zealand. All rou
Jan 1, 2018
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Practical Reuse of Foundations in High Rise Construction
By William H. Walton, Clyde N. Baker Jr., Darren S. Diehm
"A 51-story concrete core and steel frame commercial office tower was recently constructed on the site of the former US Gypsum building in downtown Chicago, Illinois, USA The structure foundation reus
Jan 1, 2005
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Lateral Capacity Of Rigid Piles In Clays Based On Earth Pressure Concepts - Synopsis
By S. Narasimha Rao
Significant amounts of lateral load may act on pile foundations supporting structures such as transmission line towers, tall structures, bridge abutments, offshore platforms, quay wails, harbour struc
Jan 1, 1996
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Installation Of Bored Pile Casings Through An Asbestos Tip By Rotary Displacement
By Lewis Stansfield
A rotary displacement method was used to install permanent steel casings for bored piles through an asbestos tip. This method was chosen in preference to alternative driven systems because it was quie
Jan 1, 2000
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Developments For Mitigating Measures From Deep Shafts Of North/South-Line Amsterdam
By Klaus Pöllath
This paper describes mitigating measures and the design of compensation grouting which will be executed from deep shafts of the Amsterdam North/South Metro line project. Due to the specific conditions
Jan 1, 2006
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Diaphragm Walls Seismic Design According to the Eurocodes
By J. Matos e Silva
"Abstract Although one can think that it is very low the probability of a seism occurrence during the execution of an excavation in an urban lot protected by a diaphragm wall curtain, reality shows th
Jan 1, 2014
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Instrumentation And Interpretation ? Introduction
By H. Mori
The session chairman, Dr. H. Mori, welcomed the delegates to Discussion Session 8. AUTHORS PRESENTATIONS 1 . G. Price, Building Research Establishment. UK Mr. Price expanded on the content
Jan 1, 1991
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Hand-Dug Caisson Foundation Of The International Trade Centre In Shenzhen ? Synopsis
By Y. G. Li
The design and construction of the hand-dug caisson pier foundation of the Shenzhen International Trade Centre are described in the paper. In addition discussions and inquires about the load-bearing c
Jan 1, 2010
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Large Diameter Rock-Socketed Caissons For Vent Building No. 6 Central Artery/Tunnel Project, Boston - Introduction
By P. A. Neill, O&apos
The caisson foundation for Vent Building No. 6, at the southern landfall of Boston's Third Harbor Tunnel, was installed inside an unbraced concrete cofferdam 250 feet in diameter and about 70 fee
Jan 1, 1994
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Developing Effective Specifications For Tremie-Concrete Placement In Drilled Shafts
By Giuliana A. Zelada-Tumialan
Reduced workability and flowability of the concrete through the tremie tubes and drilled shaft reinforcement have been identified as the main causes of tremie-concrete drilled shaft concrete defects.
Jan 1, 2009
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A Theoretical Study Of Underpinning Of Rigid Circular Foundations By Piles ? Synopsis
By M. Makarchian
Existing buildings sometimes experience excessive settlement under their design loads, or due to increased foundation loading, if a change of building use is required. One of the oldest and widely num
Jan 1, 1996
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Large Diameter Drilling Operations Of Multi Head Down The Hole Hammer Drill Through Boulders And Granite - Mach Drilling System And Some Construction Examples
By J. Nakayama
Construction of foundation piles or diaphragm walls through rocky or boulder containing formations has been long-standing difficulty. It has been widely understood that the down-the-hole hammer is t
Jan 1, 1989
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Development Of The Osterberg Load Cell
By Charles L. Guild
I will add a few facts about the use and development of the Osterberg Test Load Cell and my association with Jorj. I first met Jorj in 1965 when the Guild Construction Co. drove 12" diameter cast-in-p
Jan 1, 1989
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TPT Piling System - An Introduction To TPT Piles
By Stan Merjan
Composite piles with precast concrete tapered pile tips (TPT Composite Piles - U.S. and foreign patents) are a new and important addition to the piling types available to the construction industry. TP
Jan 1, 1987