Search Documents

Search Again

Search Again

Refine Search

Publication Date
Clear

Refine Search

Publication Date
Clear
Organization
Organization
  • DFI
    Design, Construction, and Long-Term Monitoring of a Pile-Supported LNG Tank in Savannah, Georgia

    By Cheng Lin, Guoming Lin

    "This paper presents a case history for the design, construction and long-term performance monitoring of a driven prestressed concrete (PSC) piled foundation supporting a large liquefied natural gas (

    Jan 1, 1900

  • DFI
    The Impact Geotechnical Data Management Systems May Have on Risk Allocation for Differing Site Conditions in Construction Contracts

    By Steven M. Henderson, Zachary D. Jones

    The risk of allocation in construction contracts is a primary concern for all parties. For contracts involving subsurface construction the allocation of site condition risk is critical. In the past on

    Jan 1, 2017

  • DFI
    Construction Of Large Drilled Shafts The 2nd Annual Mike O?Neill Lecture

    By Dan Brown

    Improvements in construction equipment and techniques in recent years have made possible the use of drilled shaft foundations in diameters and lengths not previously considered practical or feasible.

    Jan 1, 2013

  • DFI
    Construction of Deep Shafts in Soft Ground for the West Side CSO Tunnel Project, Portland, OR

    By Vince Luongo

    "INTRODUCTIONThe West Side Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Tunnel Project is located in Portland, Oregon and is part of the Willamette River CSO Control Project. The purpose of the West Side CSO Project

    Jan 1, 2006

  • DFI
    Recent Developments in Wind Turbine Foundation Design: Post Tensioned Single Pier

    By Mohsen Elsayed, Amr Sallam, Ahmad Mohamed, Xuebing Zheng, Mohamed Alrowaimi

    The foundation is an essential component of the wind turbine that ensures continued operation under stable and safe conditions. Both shallow and deep foundations are utilized to support wind turbines

    Jan 1, 2019

  • DFI
    CFA Pile Design Parameters in Sand

    By Stuart Coutts

    "This paper presents an overview of the author’s experience related to the assessment of the base capacity of straight shafted and enlarged-base bored piles in sand. A design approach based on CPT qc

    Jan 1, 1900

  • DFI
    Performance of Large-Diameter Bored Pile Socketed In Sandstone and Siltstone in Thailand

    By Zaw Zaw Aye, Sereyroath Chea, Nutthapon Thasnanipan, Thayanan Boonyarak

    "As there are only limited numbers of bored pile constructed in sandstone and siltstone in Thailand, load transfer and settlement behavior of a pile in these rocks are still not fully understood. Majo

    Jan 1, 1900

  • DFI
    The Development and State of Practice of Cutter Soil Mixing in North America – The First 10 Years

    By Brian Wilson, Franz-Werner Gerressen

    "Cutter Soil Mixing, also known as CSM, was developed in Europe as an alternate method of Deep Mixing to the more traditional single and multiple auger techniques, and brought to market by Bauer Masch

    Jan 1, 2015

  • DFI
    Monitoring Auger Cast In Place Pile Construction And Testing In Hard Clay

    By C. Vipulanandan

    Installation procedure and the quality of the material used in the construction have significant effects on the behavior of the Auger Cast in Place (ACIP) piles. In this study, Installation and curing

  • DFI
    Deep Mixing in the United States: Milestones in Evolution

    By Donald A. Bruce

    "The Deep Mixing Methods (DMM), in their current forms, have been employed in the United States since 1986, although an earlier version had seen service from 1954. The earlier developments were strong

    Jan 1, 2015

  • DFI
    Pneumatic Sinking 2.0: A World Record Caisson Project By Large Scale Innovations Evolution In Theory And Revolution In Practice

    By Bartho J. Admiraal, Antoine Feddema

    Pneumatic sinking of caissons has been established from mid-19th century. The technique of pneumatic sinking has been applied on many projects for underground construction up to depths over 20m below

    May 1, 2022

  • DFI
    Determination of Basal Heave Stability for Strutted Excavations Supported with Jet Grout Base Slab

    By Anthony T. C. Goh

    "For deep excavations in soft clay, it is common to use jet grouting piles (JGP) prior to excavation to minimize wall deflections and ground settlement, and to prevent basal heave instability. In this

    Jan 1, 1900

  • DFI
    Safe Load Of A Single Pile In Earthquake Loading - Synopsis

    By Shamsher Prakash

    Estimation of vertical load carrying capacity of a single vertical pile under earthquake loading is an important task of a design engineer. Lateral vibration of vertical pile is highly influenced by t

    Jan 1, 1996

  • DFI
    A System with Local Strain for Studying Shear Modulus Degradation of Cement Treated Clay with Fibers

    By Min Sunn Ye, Wei Wang, Huawen Xiao, Kai Yao, Fook Hou Lee, Siang Huat Goh

    "Previous research have shown that introducing fibers to cement soil mixture is effective in improving the ductility as well as maintaining the strength of cement-treated soil. A good knowledge of sti

    Jan 1, 1900

  • DFI
    Pile Design Using Cpt Results: The “Lpc Method”

    By Frederic A. Verheyde

    The CPT pile design method of the ‘Laboratoire des Ponts et Chaussées’ (LPC) uses the cone resistance (qc) for the design of axially loaded piles. It was originally proposed in 1982 and was revised in

    Nov 1, 2022

  • DFI
    Grouting of an Artesian Zone in Advance of Powerhouse Excavation for the Red Rock Hydroelectric Project

    By Dewey W. Geary, Rachael V. Bisnett, R. Michael Bivens, Thomas G. Andrews

    "The powerhouse for the Red Rock Hydroelectric Project is being constructed at the toe of the existing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Red Rock Dam immediately adjacent to the existing stilling basin re

    Jan 1, 2016

  • DFI
    The Impact Of End Bearing Plate On Micropile Capacity Casted In Cohesive Soil

    By Soorkty Elarabi

    The aim of this paper is to discuss the impact of end bearing plate on the capacity of micropile. Preliminary studies have been made in Sudan in specific area of cohesive soil. Experimental works were

    Oct 1, 2022

  • DFI
    Piles through Soft Clay for a Metro Project

    By Sanjay Gupta, Sorabh Gupta, Ravi Sundaram, Abraham Varghese

    "Geotechnical investigation for the Kochi Metro revealed a critical section of the Viaduct near Ernakulam Junction Railway Station. Four piers, located over a 220 m stretch, were passing through an ar

    Jan 1, 2015

  • DFI
    Using Seismic Tomography To Evaluate Foundation Structures

    By Ed Kase

    Cross-hole sonic logging (CSL) has become the universal standard, nondestructive testing (NDT) method used in evaluating the integrity of foundation structures to maintain quality assurance and qualit

    Jan 1, 2003

  • DFI
    Assessment of Existing Bulkhead Walls for Dredging Impacts

    By Rakam Lama Tamang, Michael J. Byle, Stephen Ernst

    "For various reasons, dredging may become necessary in front of existing bulkhead walls, either for channel deepening or for environmental remediation of contaminated sediments. The removal of sedimen

    Jan 1, 2017