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Dynamic Testing For Bored Pile Bearing Capacity - Summary
By Jörn M. Seitz
Dynamic load testing is employed with ever increasing frequency to estimate the strength and elastic settlement behavior of piles of all types. For dynamic loading ram masses up to 20 Mg have been use
Jan 1, 1987
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Experiences of High Strain Dynamics Pile Testing (HSDPT) in Accordance with EC7 in Sweden
By Ingemar Hermansson, Thomas Bjerendal, Mattias Grävare, Carl-John Grävare
"AbstractHigh strain dynamic pile tests (HSDPT) on driven piles have been carried out on a routine basis in Sweden for more than 30 years. The Swedish Commission on Pile research established, in the e
Jan 1, 2014
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Foundation Retrofitting Using Micropiles - A Case History
By Mohammad Nasim
Vertical expansion of existing structures frequently requires foundation retrofitting to enhance the capacity of existing foundations for supporting additional loads. Owing to their small diameter, a
Jan 1, 2008
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Presentation #1 - Deep Foundation Inspection And Integrity Testing - Introduction - Why Use Drilled Shafts?
By Bernard Hertlein
¦ Drilled shafts resist scour seismic loads better than groups of driven piles ¦ Drilled shaft construction creates less noise and vibration than driving piles ¦ Drilled shafts permit direct obser
Jan 1, 2001
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Soil-Cement Walls For Excavation Support
By David S. Yang
The Cement Deep Soil Mixing (CDSM) method introduces and mixes cementitious materials with in situ soils using hollow-stem rotating shafts equipped with a cutting tool at the tip and mixing paddles ab
Jan 1, 2003
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Effect Of Installation On Quality Of Deep Mixed Soil Cement Columns
By Ali Porbaha
Rapid growth in the urban development requires continuous search for innovative technologies to construct complex infrastructure systems. Deep mixing is one promising construction technology that has
Jan 1, 2001
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Ground Water Control In The Urban Environment - Introduction
By Robert G. Lenz
Control of ground water for construction purposes is an everyday occurrence in the U.S. Thousands of pumps are in service at any given time. Most of these applications simply consist of pumping water
Jan 1, 1988
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Sheetpile Wall System With Tiebacks In A Soft Clay Profile - Description - A. Alignment Description
By Jean J. Abiassi
The Boston Marine Industrial Park (BMIP) VENT 6 project is a cut and cover tunnel, part of the Central Artery / Tunnel (CA/T) in the city of Boston. The BMIP job will serve as the south approach t
Jan 1, 1994
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Deep Soil Mixing for Contaminated Soil Remediation at a Superfund Site
By Larry Stearns, Lori Tiefenthaler
Remediation of contaminated soil represents a significant market for application of Deep Soil Mixing (DSM). Eighty-one percent of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund Program’s site re
Jan 1, 2018
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Application Of, And Experience With, An Electronically-Controlled Hydraulic Piling Hammer ? 1 ? Introduction
By D. Arentsen
Changing environmental laws, new operating requirements and the increasing accuracy with which the bearing capacity of driven piles can be calculated have all led to the development of hydraulic pilin
Jan 1, 1987
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Business Benefits Of An Integrated CFA Rig Instrumentation System
By Jason N. Scott
CFA piling is a ?blind? construction process that relies heavily on the rig instrumentation to produce sound piles. If the data measured and recorded during construction can be made available to engi
Jan 1, 2006
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A Contribution To The Behaviour Of Piled Raft Foundations
By H. L. Jessberger
In recent years piled raft foundations of multi-storey buildings on weak soils have generated much interest and discussion. By taking account of the effects of each component of the system - the pile
Jan 1, 1991
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Settelement Of A Piled-Raft Foundation Considering Lateral Pile Resistance
By Helen S. W. Chow
The use of piled raft foundations for tall buildings has been increasing in this decade as it is an economical alternative to conventional piled foundations. Piled rafts are composite structures compr
Jan 1, 2006
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Use Of Nondestructive Testing To Evaluate Defects In Drilled Shafts: Status Of FHWA Research - Background
By Clyde Baker
Drilled shafts for many situations offer an economical alternative to driven piles. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has spent considerable time and money in research and developing design an
Jan 1, 1989
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The Spadina Pier Cofferdam - Design, Installation & Performance
By Jan A. Nilsen
This paper describes a key element in the construction of a major project undertaken by Harbourfront Corporation in its efforts to rejuvenate the central Toronto waterfront. The Spadina Pier forms one
Jan 1, 1987
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Effective Dewatering Is More Than A Pump In The Hole - A Presentation At The Deep Foundations Institute Annual Meeting St. Louis, Missouri, November 1980
By William J. Rothschild
Ground water at construction sites can be controlled by properly placed wellpoint dewatering systems. Care must be taken in planning cofferdams to have adequate space for and access to pumps, headers
Jan 1, 1984
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25 Story Structure On River Flood Plain Soils Improved By Vibrocompaction And Compaction Grouting
By Frank Callanan
The Ameristar Casino expansion project included the design and construction of a 25-story hotel and 9-story parking structure expansion. The site is located in a floodplain on the banks of the Missour
Jan 1, 2009
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Single-Head Large Diameter Hammer Drill For Bored Piling Actualizes Large Diameter Rock Drilling And Deep Underwater Drilling Operation - Synopsis
By J. Nakayama
Down-the-hole hammer is commonly recognized as the most powerful drilling equipment for weathered to fresh rock formation including boulders. However, its drilling diameter is restricted by reasons of
Jan 1, 1996
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Increase In Shear Modulus By Soil Mix And Jet Grout Methods
By Paul J. Axtell
The results of in-situ geophysical cross-hole tests on improved soil by soil mixing (SM) and jet grouting (JG) are described. This testing was conducted on soil improved by SM and JG columns construc
Jan 1, 2008
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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