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Increase In Shear Modulus By Soil Mix And Jet Grout Methods
By Paul J. Axtell
The results of in-situ geophysical cross-hole tests on improved soil by soil mixing (SM) and jet grouting (JG) are described. This testing was conducted on soil improved by SM and JG columns construc
Jan 1, 2008
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Rion-Antirion Bridge - An Olympian Effort Overcomes Extreme Geohazards
By Ricardo Dobry, Alain Pecker, George E. Leventis, Ralph B. Peck
"This year’s DFI Outstanding Project Award is for the design and construction of the foundation scheme for the largest cable-stayed bridge in the world. In 1993, Gefyra, SA (a French/Greek consortium
Jan 1, 2007
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Three-Dimensional Numerical Modelling of Load Distribution and Settlement of Pile Groups
By Onur Kacar
A numerical approach has been implemented to assess the settlements of pile groups bearing in clay. A three-dimensional finite element program has been utilized to model a vertically loaded spread foo
Jan 1, 2018
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Modern Procedures For The Design Of Driven Pile Foundations
By G. G. Goble
Significant progress has been made in the past decade in determining the load bearing capacity of pile foundations. Developments in the means of prediction of pile capacity as limited by soil strength
Jan 1, 1988
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Installation Of Augerpiles In Low Headroom And Restricted Access Conditions
By Jim Steding
L.G. Barcus and Sons, Inc. recently completed a three-phase project for the expansion of Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico for McCarthy Construction Co., the Construction Manager for th
Jan 1, 2003
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Design And Construction Of A Cut-Off Wall In Warm Permafrost
By Steven L. Anderson
A cut-off wall has been designed and is currently under construction along the Back Dam of the existing tailings impoundment at Red Dog Mine, Alaska. The cut-off wall, which will be in the order of 5
Jan 1, 2010
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Ensuring Performance of Tip Post-Grouted Bored Piles (Drilled Shafts) Through a Comprehensive Quality Assurance Program
By Mary Ellen Bruce Large, Antonio Marinucci, Silas C. Nichols
Tip post-grouting of bored pile (drilled shaft) foundations refers to a method where cementitious grout is injected beneath the tip of a shaft to improve the overall performance of the constructed fou
Jan 1, 2018
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Video Inspection Of Rock Sockets For A Piling Project
By Ali Ameli
Design loads are limited for piles relying upon toe stresses in rock due to uncertainty about the rock quality over the whole pile diameter because of rock mass properties or construction effects. Th
Jan 1, 2006
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Deep Mixing Technologies for Lateral Support Systems
By W. Sondermann
"AbstractWith the increasing demand in reuse of inner city areas and the urgent need for deeper foundation pits under cramped circumstances, adjacent structures close to and high ground water level, t
Jan 1, 2014
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Design-Build of Watertight Underground Structures for Tunneling in Miami, Florida - The Norris Cut Utility Relocation Project
By Eugene Mirsky, Eloy Ramos, May ElKhattab, John Wise, Terrence Carroll, Jose Torres
In 2017, Nicholson Construction Company completed a $72.1 million design-build contract for Miami Dade Water and Sewer Department to replace an existing 54-inch diameter pre-stressed concrete force ma
Jan 1, 2018
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Experiences With Heavy Drop Hammer Testing Of Rock-Socketed Shafts
By Frank Rausche
Since the early 1980s, when the Road Construction Authority of Victoria authorized the dynamic proof testing of roughly 100 drilled shafts of 1.5 m diameter and typically 60 m length in Melbourne Aust
Jan 1, 2006
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Vibratory Driver/Extractors Do More Than Drive Sheet Piles - Summary
By John L. White
Vibratory driver/extractors do more than drive and extract sheet piles. I would say more than sixty percent (60%) of the time, vibratory pile driver/extractors are engaged in work that has nothing to
Jan 1, 1997
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Comparison of Static and Dynamic Load Tests on Bored Piles in Glacial Soil
By Matthias Baeßler, Markus Herten, Ernst Niederleithinger, Steven Georgi
"Abstract: BAW and BAM have performed a large scale comparison and calibration test on static and dynamic load capacity evaluation of bored piles in glacial sandy soil. The test was performed using ei
Jan 1, 2014
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Sonic Drilling Offers Quality Control And Non-Destructive Advantages To Geotechnical And Construction Drilling On Sensitive Infrastructure Sites
By John P. Davis
The use of conventional, circulatory air rotary and fluid rotary, cased and uncased drilling methods in the vicinity of sensitive infrastructure can have deleterious effects on the ground conditions s
Jan 1, 2006
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Dynamic Monitoring Program Results Indicator Pile Tests -I-880 - Introduction
By D. Michael Holloway
The realignment of Interstate 880 replaces the double-decked (Cypress) viaduct collapsed in Oakland, California during the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake. The California Department of Transportation (CAL
Jan 1, 1996
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Peak And Post-Peak Shear Strength Of Cement-Bentonite
By Paul J. Axtell
Self-hardening cement-bentontie (c-b) slurry walls were constructed as shear walls to stabilize the downstream slope of Tuttle Creek Dam near Manhattan, Kansas. The slope stabilization was required t
Jan 1, 2010
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Innovations in the Design and Construction of Marine Foundations
By Robert B. Bittner
"AbstractLarge diameter tubular piles offer significant advantages in terms of design performance and economy for major marine structures. This is particularly true for foundations of major overwater
Jan 1, 2014
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Challenges Associated with the Construction of a Cofferdam – A Case Study
By Eric S. White, Thomas J. Sabourin, Khuram R. Mohib
"This paper presents the challenges associated with the design and construction of a steel sheet pile cofferdam supported with one level of grouted anchors in clean to silty sand with gravel. The init
Jan 1, 2017
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New Technology For An Old Seawall: Micropile Installation At Ellis Island National Park In New York Harbor
By Helen D. Robinson
The seawalls that surround Ellis Island were constructed in the early 1900s and now show varying degrees of deterioration. An innovative approach to the structural repair of the seawalls was develope
Jan 1, 2008