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Deep Foundations In Hong Kong - Synopsis
By Martin Pratt
This paper is an overview of deep foundation engineering in Hong Kong past, present and future. The enormity of the subject compared with the space available makes brevity inevitable. Issues of constr
Jan 1, 2000
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Deep Soil Mixing for Contaminated Soil Remediation at a Superfund Site
By Larry Stearns, Lori Tiefenthaler
Remediation of contaminated soil represents a significant market for application of Deep Soil Mixing (DSM). Eighty-one percent of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund Program’s site re
Jan 1, 2018
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Minipiles And Jet-Grouting: A Strong Foundation In Parma, Italy
By Bruno Gemmi
The objective of the ? 200 million ($280 million) project Parma Railways Station-Urban Transformation was the reconnection of the North and South parts of the town by constructing an 80 m (250 ft) wid
Jan 1, 2011
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Hydrocutter-Excavated Slurry Wall for Center Hill Dam Foundation Remediation
By Michael Arnold, Bob Faulhaber, Joe Nichols
"Center Hill Dam is a critical part of the infrastructure controlling floods at the Caney Fork River and reducing flood levels at the Cumberland, lower Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. The Center Hill Dam
Jan 1, 2017
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Evaluation of Crane Pad Performance on Partially Improved Ground Adjacent to a Seawall
By Paul J. Sabatini, Yazen A. Khasawneh
"A Demag CC1800 crawler crane was partially erected on crane mats adjacent to a seawall when settlements near a corner of the crane mat area were observed to be slightly larger than previously assesse
Jan 1, 2017
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Float-In Cofferdams
By Robert B. Bittner
Large diameter piles (2 to 3 m diameter, both driven and drilled) are being used more frequently by designers of bridge foundations. The use of these large piles allows the pile cap to be positioned
Jan 1, 2013
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Micropiles Prove Advantageous Over Drilled Shafts For Merchants Railroad Bridge Rehabilitation
By Jeffrey R. Hill
To extend the life of the Merchants Railroad Bridge crossing the Mississippi River in St. Louis, MO, the owner implemented a rehabilitation and reconstruction project. The Merchants Bridge provides a
Jan 1, 2006
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Army Corps of Engineers Seepage Control Cutoffs for Dam and Levees Engineering Manual (EM)
By David B. Paul
"ABSTRACTThe US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has 704 dams in their inventory and over 100,000 miles of levees with a capital value of over $150 billion. Currently, there are 319 dams that are class
Jan 1, 2014
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Improvement Of The Cost-Effectiveness Of H-Bearing Piles By Using High-Strength Histar Steels. - Summary
By Lucien P. Weber
Over the last few years, increased customer demands as well as strong competition from substitute materials have accelerated the development of advanced technologies to improve both the performance an
Jan 1, 1997
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Classical And Finite Difference Method To Estimate Pile Capacity Compared With Pile Load Testing Results
By Yogesh Prashar
Three conventional uplift tests and 12 Rapid Pile Load Tests (RLT) were performed on total of fifteen 16-inch square pre-cast concrete driven piles at a test site in Emeryville California in December
Jan 1, 2002
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Underpinning With Steel Pipe Piles
By Pasi Korkeakoski
There are about 400 multi-storey buildings founded on wooden piles in the city centre of Turku in Finland. Soil conditions are variable from hard rock to very soft clay. Due to the soil conditions and
Jan 1, 2000
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Caisson Foundation For High Speed Paper Machine ? 1 ? Introduction
By Anthony H. Tawil
Modern, high-speed machines used in the manufacture of paper require foundations with stringent settlement constraints. To fulfill this requirement, caisson piles, extending into bedrock, were selecte
Jan 1, 1987
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Drivability Of Piles By Vibration
By Don C. Warrington
This paper is a survey of the various methods and research efforts by which the drivability of piles is determined. First, a brief outline of the basic theory and the important parameters for driving
Jan 1, 1989
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Vertical Earth Reinforcement Technique - Test Wall 1998 DFI Annual Conference And Meeting
By Peter J. Nicholson
A new method of constructing retaining walls, in-situ, prior to excavation has been developed. This "Vertical Earth Reinforcement Technique" VERT, has been demonstrated at a full scale test wall at th
Jan 1, 1998
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Behavior Of Mini-Piles Used In Foundation Underpinning In Beaumont Clay, Houston, Texas, USA
By O&apos, M. W. Neill
Mini-piles have been found to be a practical, technically correct remedial underpinning method. They can be constructed in limited access areas with very little disruption. Experience indicated that m
Jan 1, 1989
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Fundamental Tests On The Performance Of High Capacity Pin PilesSM
By Donald A. Bruce
Pin Piles are small diameter, bored, cast-in-place piles used to underpin structures. They were first employed over 40 years ago in Italy, and have been used in the U.S. since the late 1970's. Ho
Jan 1, 1993
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Jet Grouting For Deep Excavation Support For Re-Entrant Corners
By Chu E. Ho
This paper reviews the design of jet grouting at re-entrant corners of excavations where the diaphragm wall and secant pile wall installation were interrupted by existing utilities in the streel sidew
May 1, 2022
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Compensation Grouting Under Real-Time Monitoring, Rio Piedras Project, San Juan, Puerto Rico - Deep Foundations Institute 25th Annual Meeting And 8th International Conference New York USA, October 5-7, 2000
By Jean-Pierre Hamelin
Ground movements induced by underground excavation are always of critical concern, particularly in urban areas. Compensation grouting now appears as a safe means to control these movements. The paper
Jan 1, 2000
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Use Of Nondestructive Testing To Evaluate Defects In Drilled Shafts: Status Of FHWA Research - Background
By Clyde Baker
Drilled shafts for many situations offer an economical alternative to driven piles. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has spent considerable time and money in research and developing design an
Jan 1, 1989
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Foundations For The Sohio Corporate Headquarters - A Presentation At The Deep Foundations Institute Annual Meeting Cleveland, Ohio, November 1983
By Clyde N. Baker
Foundations for the Sohio Corporate Headquarters in downtown Cleveland have column loads of 11,400 kips, which increase to 15,000 kips with wind loading. An extensive exploratory program was conducted
Jan 1, 1984