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Foundation Challenges And Innovative Solutions: The Wharf Phase 2, Washington, Dc
By Aaron L. Sacks, David R. Good, Srinivas Yennamanda, Joseph K. Carey
Construction of Parcels 6 and 7, the second phase of The Wharf, began in 2019 and geotechnical construction was completed by December 2020. The overall project consisted of horizontal site, parks, and
Oct 1, 2022
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Construction Of Pile Foundation For Railway Viaducts
By M. D. Khattar
The paper describes the salient construction features of the Pile foundation work for the Railway viaducts in Algeria. Six viaducts were constructed for execution of the Railway line between Aintemouc
Jan 1, 1989
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Modulus of Elasticity in Deep Bored Piles
By Carlos Lam, Joram M. Amir, Erez I. Amir
"Abstract The modulus of elasticity of pile material (E) is an important parameter for the interpretation of both static and dynamic loading tests on piles. This value is commonly assumed to be consta
Jan 1, 2014
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Bi-Directional Load Testing Of A Pile Bored Using Bentonite Mud In Guinea Bissau
By Frédéric Rocher-Lacoste
On July 2nd, 2007, LCPC and LOADTEST performed a static loading test with an Osterberg-cell on a bored pile of 1600 mm diameter. The 56.50 meters deep test pile constructed by Trevi Spa for Soares da
Jan 1, 2008
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DFI Collaborates on Risk-Based Panels
By Derrick Dasenbrock
Two DFI committees independently organized two complimentary panel sessions for the recent American Society of Civil Engineers' (ASCE) Geo- Risk 2023 "Advances in Theory and Innovation in Practice" Co
Sep 1, 2023
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Aseismic and Anti-Tsunami Upgrades of Existing Coastal Levees and Seawalls in High Risk Regions
By Takefumi Takuma, Hiroyuki Nishimura, Shigeru Kambe
"Japan’s Great Tohoku Earthquake and the immediately following tsunami of March 11, 2011 killed more than fifteen thousand people and destroyed numerous buildings and infrastructures in the northeaste
Jan 1, 2017
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Cut-Off Walls For Diamond Mining In The Arctic
By Wolfgang G. Brunner
A 3800 m long temporary water-retaining dike has been constructed under extreme conditions in the harsh northern climate to enable two of the kimberiite pipes at the Diavik Diamond Project reserve to
Jan 1, 2003
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Resonant Driving of Sheet Piles: High Production Sheet Pile Driving With Zero Ground Vibration
By Mathew Janes
"Sheet piles remain an economic solution to many shoring problems. However, installation of sheet piling suffers high noise and vibration with conventional impact or vibratory methods or low productio
Jan 1, 2014
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Load Testing Methods
This Section describes four alternative methods for load testing of drilled shafts: high strain dynamic test (HSDT), rapid load test, static load test, and bottom load test. Until recently, static loa
Jan 1, 2004
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Challenges And Uncertainties Relating To Open Caissons
By Fathi Abdrabbo
Open caissons are used for many geotechnical engineering applications. Open caissons may be used as deep foundation elements bypassing weak soils to tip in firm deeper strata, and in rivers and mariti
Jan 1, 2012
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Deep and Extra Deep Diaphragm Walls in Shanghai – Increasing Demand for Infrastructure in Megacities Drives the Requirement of Increasing Depth for Diaphragm Walls
By Wu Jie Mei, Li Yao Liang, Franz-Werner Gerressen, Arthur Bi
Diaphragm walls (D-walls) are known as underground structural elements commonly used for retention systems and permanent foundation elements. In addition, they are also quite often used as deep ground
Jan 1, 2018
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Hyperbolic P-Y Model For Static And Cyclic Lateral Loading Derived From Full-Scale Lateral Load Testing In Cemented Loess Soils
By Steven Dapp
A new hyperbolic model for generating P-Y curves is developed for use in lateral analyses of cemented soils (a ?C-F? soil with both cohesive intercept and friction angle), and includes degradation of
Jan 1, 2011
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Excavation Support by Deep Soil Mixing- Challenges on Depth and Long Term Exposure
By D. Barber, A. D. Miller, P. A. Bray
The project was to develop an area within the existing West County Wastewater Treatment Plant which would enable the construction of a new Raw Wastewater Pump Station (RWPS) with a footprint of approx
Jan 1, 2017
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Drilled Pier Foundation with Ground Improvement Using Cement Deep Soil Mixing for Highway Bridges
By Shahriar Vahdani, Andy Herlache, Andrew Bro, Wei-Yu Chen
"The Presidio Parkway Project will reconstruct approximately 1.6 miles of highway, including seven bridges, three cut-and-cover tunnels, and an undercrossing connecting the Golden Gate Bridge to the C
Jan 1, 2014
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Simulation of Brittle Failure of Cement Treated Soil Using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics
By Tomohide Takeyama, Yuki Yoshida, Masaki Kitazume
"Abstract A series of centrifuge model tests was conducted to investigate the failure pattern and stability of cement treated clay ground having an unsupported vertical slope. The model ground was sub
Jan 1, 2014
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Practical Aspects Of Compensation Grouting ? Synopsis
By Philip J. H. Ball
The new application and development of grout jacking processes has combined, over the last decade in particular, to provide a method by which the effects of new underground construction on superficial
Jan 1, 2000
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New Method for Reduction of Settlement Drilling Casings for Steel Core Piles
By Larsson Lars-Erik, Rani Isa, Martin Jönsson, Håkan Bredenberg, Mats Larsson
"IntroductionSteel Core Piles are used extensively in Scandinavian countries, where hard rock is found within reasonable depths. A steel core is cast into a drilled steel tube casing and a rock hole i
Jan 1, 2014
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Horseshoe Secant Compression Shoring System For Tunnel Repair
By Karen Talbot, Noah Maier, Rob Jameson, Giuseppe Gaspari
A storage and drainage tunnel advancing below I-75 in Detroit, Michigan experienced sudden subsidence. The Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) was damaged to the extent that its shield, cutting head and exten
Oct 1, 2022
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A New Method Of Analysis Of Pile Displacement In Soil With Respect To Time
By M. England
A method for the analysis and prediction of single pile displacement behaviour is described. It is the displacement in time, under constant load, based on the use of hyperbolic functions to characteri
Jan 1, 1993
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Prediction Of Ultimate Pile Bearing Capacity Using Artificial Neural Networks
By Vahid Tajdar
The behavior similarity between pile and cone penetration test, has guided the researchers to use the CPT results in prediction of piles bearing capacity. In this article, artificial neural networks h
Jan 1, 2006