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  • DFI
    Foundation Reuse And Strengthening Works At 65 And 67-69 Whitfield Street, London

    By Shields H. Arup

    The paper describes the innovative foundation reuse and strengthening works for two buildings in Central London. A 1950s building on piled foundations (65 Whitfield St) and a 1930s building (67-69 Whi

    May 1, 2022

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    Mooring Bridge Caissons During Construction Using Jetted-In Driven Plate Anchors

    By Osama A. Safaqah

    Driven plate anchors can be used to hold in place large bridge caissons during floating construction. Their small size and simple method of installation make them a very cost effective alternative to

    Jan 1, 2013

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    Case Histories, Part 2 - Etudes De Cas, Partie 2 - Gallery Towers, Melbourne: Successful Approach To Difficult Piling Contract Management

    By Mario Aiezza

    This paper outlines the results of a relationship developed during the design and construction of the foundations for the Gallery Towers project in Melbourne. Both the builder and the piling contracto

    Jan 1, 2002

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    New Developments of Jacked Piles

    By Victor Li, Joley Lam

    "INTRODUCTIONJacked piles are piles that are pressed into the ground, usually by hydraulic jacks. For this reason, jacked piles are also known as pressed in piles. Jacked piles are mainly used for the

    Jan 1, 2004

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    Lateral Response of Pole on Engineered Driven Timber Pile Footing at Ararat Windfarm Terminal Station

    By Frank Albrecht, Brian McCarthy

    "The Ararat Terminal Station (ARTS) is located 190km to the north-west of Melbourne, approximately 1.7km to the north of Elmhurst Township in the Pyrenees region of western Victoria, Australia. The si

    Jan 1, 1900

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    Driven Piles

    By S. Merjan

    Three papers were presented for discussion at the conference: 1) Instrumented driven steel tube piles at Canary Wharf; author: A. R. Gaba, United Kingdom. The author described the Canary Wharf

    Jan 1, 1991

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    Field Tests Of Soft Clay Stabilized By Stone Columns In Coastal Areas In China

    By Han Jie

    The results of full scale plate load tests on stone columns on soft clay in coastal areas are presented in this paper. Four load tests were made, two of which were performed on the ground treated with

    Jan 1, 1991

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    Innovations and Challenges during Urban Development – Shoring and Foundations of Canada’s Tallest Residential Building

    By Shawna Munn, Nadir Ansari, Toben Jerry

    With ever increasing demands on space in urban environments and smaller available footprints, buildings are being designed to increasing heights to meet the need. This case study discusses the increas

    Jan 1, 2019

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    The Historical Evolution Of Piling And Deep Foundations And Prospects For The Future.

    By W. G. K. Fleming

    The general history of piling is traced up to the present time with regard to the evolution of methods and materials. The processes have been strongly influenced by developments in basic equipment and

    Jan 1, 1999

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    Murphy's Law And The Pile Prediction Event At The 2002 ASCE GeoInstitute's Deep Foundations Conference

    By Bengt H. Fetlenius

    The "Pile Prediction Event" at the ASCE GeoInstitute's Deep Foundation Conference in February 2002 involved prediction of drivability and capacity of three 14m long, 324mm diameter, closed-toe pi

    Jan 1, 2004

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    Cement Deep Soil Mixed Walls/Grout Plug for Groundwater Cut Off and Excavation Support at the Bart Warm Springs Extension

    By Harry Schnabel, Mitchell L. Fong, Douglas R. Jenevein, Thomas S. Lee

    "The Warm Springs Extension (WSX) is one of a series of projects that will eventually extend the Bay Area Rapid Transit System (BART) from Fremont to San Jose, California. A cut and cover tunnel was u

    Jan 1, 2015

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    Stone Column Treatment and Elaborate Load Tests Verification for Improving Subsoil Conditions on a Large-Scale Residential Development Project

    By Vijaya Bhushan Rao, Jason Redgers

    A substantial lifestyle destination in the United Arab Emirates, in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi comprising of 1315 villas, town houses and non-residential leisure facilities is built over an area of 280

    Sep 8, 2021

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    Design and Delivery of Micropile Installation Leveraging Augmented and Virtual Reality

    By Guilherme L. M. G. Carvalho, Zachary T. Fleming

    In a world of 2-dimensional design documents, envisioning and understanding 3-dimensional interferences for complex foundation construction scenarios can be challenging. Videos and computer models ser

    Jan 1, 2019

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    Piling In Calcareous Red Bed Soils and Weak Rock Formation – Design Development for a Gas Processing Facility

    By Rick Piovesan, Pramod Rao, Nihal Bohra, Mark Wahler

    "This paper discusses the approach followed for the geotechnical design of 355 mm and 457 mm diameter driven open-ended steel pipe piles used for a gas plant at a green field site in Pilbara region in

    Jan 1, 2015

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    Reverse Circulation Drilling (Rcd) Technology For Largediameter Piles

    By Nikolas Schmitz

    For today’s construction industry, large-diameter piles are common practice, as they are more competitive than drilling a larger number of smaller piles. More and more piles are installed by drilling

    Nov 1, 2022

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    Top-Down Methods Utilizing Secant Walls at 110 N. Carpenter: Design And Construction

    By David R. Sutfin, Joseph Lodde

    110 N. Carpenter is new commercial building located in the West Loop neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The new home to the McDonalds Corporation work headquarters, accelerated project delivery method

    Jan 1, 2019

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    Marine Prefabricated Vertical Drains for the Craney Island Eastward Expansion (c2c7d75f-a035-4e5c-9df5-e768ce1a9e85)

    By Mohamed Mekkawy, William W. Wheaton, Ira Brotman

    "The Virginia Port Authority and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are partnering to construct the Craney Island Eastward Expansion (CIEE) to meet the dual purpose of extending the life of Craney Islan

    Jan 1, 2017

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    Marine Prefabricated Vertical Drains For The Craney Island Eastward Expansion

    By Ira Brotman

    The Virginia Port Authority and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are partnering to construct the Craney Island Eastward Expansion (CIEE) to meet the dual purpose of extending the life of Craney Island