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  • DFI
    250 M Ultra Deep Milled Diaphragm Wall: The New Frontier for the Cut off Wall Depth has Been Doubled by Trevi Group Technology

    By Maurizio Siepi, Stefano Trevisani, Pagliaccim Federico, Daniele Vanni

    "Abstract: The paper describes a large innovative project completed in 2012-20123 by Trevi Group, to develop equipment capable to install ultra-deep diaphragm wall. The project highlights the capacity

    Jan 1, 2014

  • DFI
    Innovative Use Of Micropile Load Test Data For 18th Street Expressway Bridge

    By Lance A. Roberts

    Micropiles are commonly utilized for applications other than foundation retrofit. In bridges, for example, micropiles can serve as the permanent foundation elements or can be used in temporary suppor

    Jan 1, 2009

  • DFI
    Pile Load Test On 1200 Mm Dia Pile In Cemented Soil - Synopsis:

    By B. Ramanathan

    The results of a pile load test on a 1200 mm dia and 25 m long bored Cast-in-situ pile in soft rock is reported. The subsoil has a high N value of above 60 from 7 m to 21 m. The soft rock was observed

    Jan 1, 1996

  • DFI
    Predicting The End Bearing Capacity Of Rock Socketed Shafts

    By Lianyang Zhang

    For optimal design of rock socketed shafts used to support axial loading, it is important to predict the end bearing capacity. The existing empirical methods for determining the end bearing capacity o

    Jan 1, 2008

  • DFI
    Mt. Baker Ridge Access Pits And Seattle Bus Tunnel Jet Grouted Piles

    By John F. MacDonald

    From 19BS thru the present, Guy F. Atkinson Construction Company has been involved in several transportation construction projects in the Seattle area. Two of these contracts, the Mt. Baker Ridge Tunn

    Jan 1, 1990

  • DFI
    Theoretical And Experimental Investigation On Underwater Ground Anchors

    By Leonello Sciacca

    Deepening of harbours has become a priority, necessary to the ongoing operation of the wharves in the face of deeper draft merchant vessels and cruise ships. It is now standard practice in many areas

    Jan 1, 2011

  • DFI
    Application Of Hydrofracture Principles To Grouting In Deep Foundation ? Synopsis

    By Z. M. Zhang

    Fracture grouting is a particular technique which can be used in soils and rocks with low permeability to increase groutability and penetration rates and to solve some special foundation problems by i

    Jan 1, 2010

  • DFI
    Marine Foundation Retrofit For The Richmond - San Rafael Bridge

    By Patrick E. Durnal

    A joint venture of Ben C. Gerwick Inc., Sverdrup (now Jacobs) and DMJM (now DMJM Harris) designed the $779 mill seismic upgrade of the Richmond - San Rafael Bridge over the San Pablo Bay in the San Fr

    Jan 1, 2013

  • DFI
    Railroad Bridge Approach Embankment Settlement Mitigation

    By Moi Arzamendi, Jose Ramirez, Kenneth Kniss, Sunil Arora, James Gingery

    Construction of a new approach embankment for a railroad bridge over a river in Southern California required placing up to 12 ft of fill over soft to medium stiff silts and clays along an approximate

    Jan 1, 2018

  • DFI
    Summary Of Pile Adhesion And Creep Data From Central Artery/Tunnel Project Test Programs - Summary

    By Francis D. Leathers

    Four friction pile load test programs, including 23 tension tests and 9 compression tests, have been performed as part of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project in Boston, Massachusetts. The tests, perform

    Jan 1, 1994

  • DFI
    Augered Cast-In-Place Piles: Regional Project Profiles - Community Osteopathic Hospital Harrisburg, Pa

    GENERAL CONTRACTOR: ALEXANDER CONSTRUCTORS, INC. STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: CAGLEY & ASSOCIATES, INC. GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER: F.T. KITLINSKI & ASSOCIATES, INC. PILE FOUNDATION CONTRACTOR: L.G. BA

    Jan 1, 2001

  • DFI
    Piling Practice in Sedimentary Granular Soils of Santa Cruz, Bolivia

    By Mario Terceros H, Bengt H. Fellenius

    "ABSTRACTThe city of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, is historically dominated by houses and three to five storey buildings.The geology in and around the city is such that even very light buildings need to be su

    Jan 1, 2014

  • DFI
    The Effectiveness Of The Monotube Pile Taper At The Highway 280 Pile Uplift Test Site ? Introduction

    By Samuel J. Kosa

    The Monotube is a uniformly tapered high-strength steel shell pile manufactured for friction pile applications. The Monotube pile was developed in the early 1920's in Canton, Ohio. Its first comm

    Jan 1, 1993

  • DFI
    Building Response To Construction Activities

    By Marco D. Boscardin

    Control and mitigation of building response to construction activities are assuming a greater role in design decisions for underground construction. Alternatives for controlling building response have

    Jan 1, 2003

  • DFI
    History Of Foundation Pile Driving Hammers In New York City, 1900 To 2000 - Summary

    By James S. Graham

    Foundation pile driving hammers used in New York City in the past 100 years have been drop, steam, compressed air, diesel, and hydraulic. In 1992, the first hydraulic hammer in the New York City area

    Jan 1, 2000

  • DFI
    Determination Of Design Pile Uplift Capacities Using Dynamic Pile Testing Methods

    By Juan M. Antorena

    A pile driving and testing program was undertaken to evaluate installation procedures, assess capacity, particularly in uplift, of 360- and 460-mm (14- and 18-inch) square prestressed concrete piles a

    Jan 1, 1995

  • DFI
    Standardizations of Execution and Quality Control on Piling and Deep Mixing Method

    By Masaki Kitazume, Yoshiaki Kikuchi

    "Abstract Pile foundation is one of fundamental techniques to improve the bearing capacity and settlement characteristics of superstructures. Wide varieties of piles having various shape, size and mat

    Jan 1, 2014

  • DFI
    Innovative Riverbank Erosion Control Retaining Wall System for the Brazos River

    By Tracy Brettmann, Will Bohlen

    An innovative retaining wall design consisting of tangent drilled shafts with supplementary seal piles was used to limit continuing bank erosion along the Brazos River in Southeast Texas. The riverban

    Jan 1, 2018

  • DFI
    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

  • DFI
    A Brand New Barrier Wall Installed at Wolf Creek Dam

    By Maurizio Siepi, Fabio Santillan, Lyndon Bedford, Carlo Crippa

    "Abstract: Wolf Creek dam, on the Cumberland River in Kentucky, US, operated and maintained by the Nashville District of the USACE, is the Corps' largest reservoir east of the Mississippi river. The 1

    Jan 1, 2014