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Cement Deep Mixing in Lach Huyen Port Infrastructure Construction Project in Northern Vietnam
By Masakazu Takano, Koji Suzuki, Naotoshi Shinkawa
"Cement deep mixing (CDM) method successfully applied to a marine construction project in northern Vietnam is reported. The method is classified as wet method, in which cement slurry is injected into
Jan 1, 2015
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New Findings on the Capacity of Connections between Micropiles and Existing Footings
By João Veludo, Eduardo Júlio, Helen D. Robinson, Jesús E. Gómez
"Utilization of micropiles for structural retrofit requires connection of the micropiles to the footings of the existing structure. Almost ten years ago, an experimental research effort was carried ou
Jan 1, 2015
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Commentary on the Selection, Design and Specifcation of Ground Improvement for Mitigation of Earthquake-Induced Liquefaction
By Ground Improvement Committee
The evaluation of earthquake-induced liquefaction has become a routine part of geotechnical engineering design. For a given project, if an analysis identifies a potential for liquefaction and the cons
Aug 1, 2013
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Time-Dependent Increase In Load Capacity Of Tapered Piles
By Jeongbok Seo
This paper describes successful application of driven tapered-steel-pipe piles for two large-scale projects in the New York metropolitan area: Rego Park Mall, Rego Park, N.Y. and 164 Kent Avenue, Broo
Jan 1, 2008
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Secant Pile Walls - A Consistent Approach to Risk Management
By Vivian M. Troughton, Clifford J. Wren, Tony P. Suckling
"Secant pile walls are used for the construction of deep basement walls and earth retaining structures. Risk associated with secant pile walls is commonly perceived as being the safety of site personn
Jan 1, 2005
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Innovative Driven Pile Solution for the Rhode Island Route 6/10 Interchange Project
By Seth H. Hamblin, Leo J. Hart, John E. Regan
The Route 6 /10 10 Interchange Design/Build project, located in Providence, Rhode Island, involves the design and construction of five (5) new elevated bridge structures to replace and reconfigure the
Jan 1, 2019
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Nailed It! The Great Wall of the Chinese Embassy (dbde4e01-35b2-40e7-b641-e07610069e96)
By Fred Tarquinio, Giovanni Bonita, Lars Wagner
"A new embassy for the Peoples Republic of China is under construction in Washington, DC. The 475,000 square feet (44,125 m2) structure has five levels below ground and four above, making it the large
Jan 1, 2007
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Stone Columns Through Construction Demolition Debris Fill
By Lok M. Sharma
Development of brownfields is of great interest in these days. Such fields are not easily adaptable for foundations of structures. The uncertainties in ground behavior present challenges of unpredic
Jan 1, 2009
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Mobilised Shear Strength on the Failure Surface of 2D Belled Anchor Model Piles under Uplift in Cohesionless Soil
By Tanaya Deb, Sujit Kumar Pal
"Experimental investigations are carried out on failure pattern around 2D models of belled anchor piles in dry sand bed of density 15.60 kN/m3 under uplift. The models are having thickness ratio (Ts/T
Jan 1, 2015
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Rapid Load Testing In Germany
By Marcel Bielefeld, Joost Bakker, Rob van Dorp
Pile load testing can be performed by a static, rapid or high strain dynamic (generally designated as dynamic) testing method. The static load test is often considered the “gold standard” of testing w
May 1, 2022
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On Driven Piles In The Arabian Gulf: Imperfections, Potential Challenges, And Lessons Learned
By Waddah Akili
The demand on pile installation in the offshore of the Arabian Gulf has, over the last two decades, experienced unprecedented boom, triggered by the construction of platforms, to help facilitate the p
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Ground Improvement By Stone Columns At Formosa Plant Taiwan And Its Earthquake Response
By Wolfgang G. Brunner
Mai- Liao, in Yun Lin province of Taiwan, which was once a remote area on the coast of the South China Sea, has been developed into an offshore industrial complex. Approximately 100 million m3 of impo
Jan 1, 2002
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Field Testing of Energy Piles at Virginia Tech (eec8519c-b3f5-4281-8615-91be67ef6c77)
By C. Guney Olgun, Charles Elks, Sherif L. Abdelaziz, James R. Martin, Christopher Fox, Pier Luigi Iovino, Fatih Catalbas, Pierre Gouvin
"Energy piles are a new innovative renewable energy technology to access and exploit the relative constant temperature of the ground for efficient heating and cooling of buildings. Examples of energy
Jan 1, 2017
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Diaphragm Walls Acting As Anchor Curtains Of Laterally Loaded Structures - Synopsis
By J. Matos e Silva
The paper refers two examples of structures located in seismic areas (Cases 1 and 2). The first one (Case 1) is the Torroal Bridge, located about 100 Km South of Lisbon, in the road Troia-Grandola
Jan 1, 1996
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Numerical Modeling of Foundation Deformation Due to Fault Rupture (718b3bb2-ba73-41ae-ad4b-2a32fb89742b)
By Orestis Zarzouras, Amalia Giannakou, Jacob Chacko
"When designing structures in seismically active areas, foundations of critical structures are typically located away from known faults. Indeed many seismic codes prohibit construction in the immediat
Jan 1, 2017
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Steel H-Piles For A 11.7-Mile Long Rail Rapid Transit Project
By Jeongbok Seo
The Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project (DCMP) involves the design and construction of a 23.1-mile extension of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) rail system. The initial 11.7-m
Jan 1, 2010
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Numerical Modeling Of Foundation Deformation Due To Fault Rupture
By Amalia Giannakou
When designing structures in seismically active areas, foundations of critical structures are typically located away from known faults. Indeed many seismic codes prohibit construction in the immediate
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Data Management Guide Specification
By Laurel E. Blackman
The DFI Project Information Management Systems (PIMS) Committee cooperated with the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to develop a specification for PIMS used on USACE projects. Once completed the Co
Jan 1, 2021
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Performance of Foundation Systems in Chicago
By William (Bill) H. Walton
"I arrived in Chicago in 1993 with Dr. Ralph Peck’s University of Illinois bulletin titled Engineering Properties of Chicago Subsoils (Bulletin 429), which he published in 1954 with William Reed. Bein
Jan 1, 2017
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Experiment to Determine the Influence of Groundwater Level on Grid-Form Deep Mixing Walls for Liquefaction Control
By Tsuyoshi Honda, Kazuhiro Kaneda, Masayuki Imai, Kazuo Konishi, Kunio Higashinaka
"In recent years, the demand for measures to control liquefaction of existing airport runways and harbor structures has increased. However, from the perspectives of constructability and cost, applicat
Jan 1, 2015