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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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