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The Analysis And Computation Of Soil-Pile (Wall) Interaction For Deep Excavation Of High-Rise Building
By Lu Peiyan
A computation model of soil-pile (wall) interaction under lateral loading is presented in this paper. The model has been applied to some engineering projects, and the comparison between computation re
Jan 1, 1991
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Load In A Drilled Foundation. Where Did It Go And When Did It Get There?
By Walter E. Vanderpool
Three drilled foundations for an elevated water-tank were instrumented, tested and monitored during construction and the first two years in service. One shaft was load tested by the Osterberg method.
Jan 1, 2004
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Holding Back The Watchung Mountains
By Ryan C. Linthicum
A system of steel sheeting and multiple levels of high capacity double corrosion protected soil anchors were used to restrain a major slope failure that occurred at the base of the Watchung Mountains
Jan 1, 2003
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Design-Build Support Of Excavation For Block 76, Salt Lake City, Utah
By Rick Deschamps
The Block 76 project includes the demolition and redevelopment of an entire city block for mixed use retail, office and residential properties directly adjacent to Historic Temple Square in Salt Lake
Jan 1, 2009
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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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Review Of The Methods Used To Construct Large Diameter Bored Piles For Top Down Construction
By J. D. Findlay
The demands on development in London in recent years has led to the increasing use of top down construction methods in which there is a requirement to place steel columns to high tolerances into large
Jan 1, 1989
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Hollow Core Bar Micropiles - Design Parameters Interpreted From 404 Load Tests
By Jesús E. Gómez
This work is a continuation of a paper presented in the 32nd DFI Annual Conference, Colorado 2007, titled ?Hollow Core Bar Micropiles - Design parameters interpreted from 260 load tests.? The first pa
Jan 1, 2008
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Söderströmstunneln – An Immersed Tunnel Founded on Steel Core Piles
By Frank Haehnig, Kjell-Åke Averstad, Johannes Glückert
"AbstractThe Söderströmstunneln is part of the Citybanan project that is currently under construction in the centre of Stockholm. Main part of the lot Söderströmstunneln is a 300m long immersed tunnel
Jan 1, 2014
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Design And Construction Of The Sutong Bridge Foundations
By Robert B. Bittner
The Sutong Bridge across the lower Yangtze River in China will have, when completed, the longest span (1,088 m) and the highest towers (306 m) of any cable stayed span in the world. The foundations fo
Jan 1, 2007
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Design and Installation of Helical Piles for Support of Bridge Pier Foundation
By David L. Borusiewicz, M. Suri Surendra
"Abstract Helical piles have been used as anchors and for supporting lightly loaded structures as a method of underpinning, etc in the past. Recently, helical piles are being used to support new struc
Jan 1, 2014
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Kirkpatrick Street Pump Station Addition Excavation: Small Project, Big Twist
By James P. Stewart
This case history describes the engineering design and construction for the Contractor of a 35-ft-deep excavation for an 800-square-foot addition to an existing sewage pump station. The site posed une
Jan 1, 2003
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Soil Improvement Using Soil Mixing – An Alternative Way for the Indian Market
By Franz-Werner Gerressen
"The use of soil improvement to utilize areas, which are not suitable for foundation purpose, has a long tradition. Due to the increasing demand of foundation works in areas of unsuitable soils, the i
Jan 1, 2017
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Case Studies In Mission Bay, San Francisco: Deep Foundations In Challenging Soil Conditions
By Lori A. Simpson
Mission Bay is a 300-acre reclaimed site in San Francisco, California, that is currently being redeveloped. Plans include new neighborhoods, parks, a new University of California, San Francisco, rese
Jan 1, 2006
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Ultimate Soil Pressures For Pile Groups In Soft Clay Subjected To Lateral Soil Movements
By L. F. Miao
Studies were carried out to investigate the ultimate soil pressure acting on pile(s) undergoing lateral soil movement in soft clay. A special apparatus has been designed to apply a uniform rectangular
Jan 1, 2008
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Skirt Suction Foundation - Application To Strait Crossings -
By Takashi Saito
Since early 1970?s skirt suction foundations (skirted foundation / bucket foundation) have been used as support for large fixed substructures or anchors for floating structures in offshore hydrocarbon
Jan 1, 2013
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Starsol Piles Foundation Of A Steel Structure At The San Martin De La Vega Resort Park (Madrid)
By Claudio Olalla
This paper relates to the foundation of a steel structure located at the San Martin de la Vega (Madrid) amusement park. The structure has more than 100 supports with various loading conditions, includ
Jan 1, 2002
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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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Pile Design, Testing, And Installation For A Gated Dam ? Synopsis
By B. H. Moore
The opportunity to evaluate the pile design procedures used on a major project is an infrequent occurrence. It is even more infrequent that the project involves piles with significant tension and hori
Jan 1, 2010
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Behavior Of Excavation And Pile Foundations In Soft Bankok Clay
By D. T. Bergado
The uppermost subsoil profiles of the Bangkok plain can be divided into four layers, namely: weathered clay, soft clay, stiff clay, and dense sand layers. The soft Bangkok clay is a normally consolida
Jan 1, 2010
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Lateral Load Testing Micropiles To Evaluate The Impact Of Threaded Joints And Casing Embedment On Short Micropiles In Shallow Rock
By J. Brian Anderson
Jointed micropiles were investigated to support bridge foundations where shallow rock was present. In this application, micropiles would have some amount of unsupported length, and would be subject t
Jan 1, 2011