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Building The Devil’s Playground: How a Ground Improvement Program Eliminated the Need for Pile Foundations
By Christian B. Woods, Joe C. Drumheller
"Kenneth A. Huber, P.E., Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, New York, New York, USAThe dream to bring New Jersey Devils hockey to the largest city in New Jersey became a reality in the summe
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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Improvements in Deep Compaction Using Vibratory Pile Hammers (a877ad8a-6d27-4e33-a419-f0edb9bac870)
By Dennis Nottingham
"Increased interest in seismic soil liquefaction and preventative soil stabilization sets the stage for improved deep compaction methods using pile driving techniques. In 1971, L.B. Foster Company per
Jan 1, 2005
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Failure Analysis and Strengthening of Tailing Pond Embankment by Prefabricated Vertical Drains and Geogrid
By Anup Kumar Mandal, Sanjoy Chowdhury, Biswajit Das
"Tailing pond of an iron ore mine necessitated raising the height of its embankment to create additional storage capacity. The tailing pond is located in eastern India and raising the height of embank
Jan 1, 2015
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Design And Field Comparison Of Ground Improvement And Bored Piles For Large Diameter Steel Water Tanks
By Vijaya Bhushan Rao, Ali Semercioglu, Jason Redgers
Large diameter steel water tanks with high storage capacities impart heavy loads deep into the ground, generally requiring deep foundations to adequately support them. The use of ground improvement as
Oct 1, 2022
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Risk Assessment and Quality Control on Grouted Waterretaining Layers by Observational Engineering
By Bartho J. Admiraal
"As part of the Schiphol-Amsterdam-Almere project, the largest aqueduct in Europe is being built in order for the A1 motorway to cross the Vecht River. The A1 consists of 12 lanes and the total width
Jan 1, 2016
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A Case Study Of A Vibratory Pile Installation Monitoring Of A Precast Prestressed Concrete Pile
By K. Viking
It's well known that conventional impact hammers, usually are the method to use in order to drive precast prestressed concrete piles. However sometimes the vibratory technique might be considered
Jan 1, 2004
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Installation And Testing Of 260 Hollow Core Bar Micropiles
By Jesús E. Gómez
A total of 260 micropiles were installed as part of a retrofit effort for two existing bridges. The micropiles consisted of hollow core bars installed under limited headroom conditions. Of the total n
Jan 1, 2007
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Use of a Reinforced Jet Grout Excavation Support System for a Major Sewer Line Repair
By Richard Brink, Eric M. Klein, Kenneth B. Andromalos
"A portion of the roof for a 129 x 144-inch, nearly 100-year-old sewer outfall in the City of Baltimore had deteriorated to the point that it resulted in the development of a large sinkhole in a resid
Jan 1, 2005
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Deep Stabilisation in Sulphide Soil for Embankments in Sweden - Laboratory and Field Studies
By Bo Westerberg, Mattias Andersson, Yvonne Rogbeck
"Deep stabilisation has been used in Sweden for decades. The method has been improved to allow it to be used in different types of soils and with new binders. One challenging soil type in Sweden is so
Jan 1, 2015
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Fogg Museum Expansion - Support of Excavation Design and Construction
By James L. Christensen, Gregory Sanchez, Michael P. Walker
The Fogg Museum expansion project required excavation and construction in a congested urban area in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A soldier pile tremie concrete (SPTC) wall provided the support of excavat
Jan 1, 2015
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Impact Of Clay On Early Jet Grouting Strength
By Debra F. Laefer
Jet grouting is a ground improvement technique that has become widely adopted over the past three decades, yet relatively little data has been published about performance characteristics of mixes unde
Jan 1, 2009
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Effects Of Self-Weight On Thermomechanical Response Of Energy Piles
By Arash Saeidi Rashk Olia, Dunja Perić
The increasing demand for renewable energy has attracted attention to energy geostructures as means of extracting clean geothermal energy from the ground. To further advance the understanding of soils
Oct 1, 2022
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Complex Deep Foundation System for Tall Tower in New York City
By Renzo D. Verastegui, Michael Law, Sitotaw Y. Fantaye, Alfredas Daugiala
"When completed, 520 Park Avenue will amend the Manhattan skyline and be one of the most prestigious high-rise towers in New York City. The 52-story condominium building is located on a 60 ft by 100 f
Jan 1, 2017
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Presentation #3 - Cross-Hole Sonic Logging And Single-Hole Sonic Logging - Outline
By Les R. Chernauskas
? What is Integrity Testing? ? Cross-Hole Sonic Logging (CSL) ? Single-Hole Sonic Logging (SSL) ? Typical Specifications ? Case Histories ? Observations and Conclusions WHAT IS INTEGRITY T
Jan 1, 2001
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The Bow, Encana: Design, Monitoring, And Results Of A Deep Excavation In Downtown Calgary
By Matthew Janes
The new Bow office complex will become the new headquarters of EnCana Corporation, a leading Canadian oil and gas company. The shoring system, encompassing nearly two city blocks and excavated to a d
Jan 1, 2008
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Reliability Assessment of the Capacity of Single Pile Subjected to Vertical Loading
By Rajarshi Pramanik, Nirjhar Dhang, Dilip K. Baidya
"This paper performs the reliability evaluation of pile foundation under vertical loading condition using the concept of fuzzy set theory. The uncertain parameters are expressed as fuzzy numbers. Mont
Jan 1, 2015
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Cut-and-Cover Excavation Challenges
By Sitotaw Y. Fantaye
"The first segment of the Second Avenue Subway extension is approaching construction completion. The new extension will operate along Second Avenue from 96th Street to 63rd Street, where it will diver
Jan 1, 2016
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Friction Loss in Tieback Anchors used for Landslide Stabilization
By John P. Turner, Benjamin J. Turner
"Tieback anchors are now used routinely for landslide stabilization in the USA and abroad. It is generally understood by design engineers that friction loss over the unbonded length of a tieback ancho
Jan 1, 2017
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Analysis Of Pile Behavior In Granular Soils Using DEM
By Jeremy G. Kress
We propose the discrete element method (DEM) as a complimentary alternative to analytical solutions and FEM models for the analysis of pile response. DEM is a novel approach to the engineering design
Jan 1, 2010