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    Geotechnical Challenges of Pile Driving in a Marginally Stable Slope Terminal 46 Apron Upgrade, Port Of Seattle, WA (18615664-0169-4e91-aa2b-8ec5994bb0a0)

    By Monique Nykamp

    "INTRODUCTIONTerminal 46 is located just south of downtown Seattle, and is one of the Port of Seattle’s busiest container terminals. The Terminal 46 Redevelopment Project was undertaken to replace the

    Jan 1, 2007

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    Geotechnical Challenges of Pile Driving in a Marginally Stable Slope TERMINAL 46 APRON UPGRADE, PORT OF SEATTLE, WA

    By Monique Nykamp

    "INTRODUCTIONTerminal 46 is located just south of downtown Seattle, and is one of the Port of Seattle’s busiest container terminals. The Terminal 46 Redevelopment Project was undertaken to replace the

    Jan 1, 2007

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    Characteristics of Strength Development of Fiber-Reinforced and Cement Improved Soft Clay of Shanghai

    By Mu Chen, Ye-Shuang Xu, Dong-Wei Hou, Shui-Long Shen, Huai-Na Wu

    "This paper presents a laboratory investigation on the mechanical behaviors of the cement-clay admixture improved by polypropylene fiber. Cement can significantly improve the clay admixture. The fiber

    Jan 1, 2015

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    Stability Analysis Of A Rubble Mound Breakwater Resting On The Weak Seabed By 2D Finite Element Modelling

    By Vijaya R, Boominathan A

    The design of a rubble mound breakwater resting on a problematic seabed is quite challenging and expensive. In the present study, stage-wise construction of a typical section of the breakwater for a p

    Sep 1, 2022

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    A Case Study, Design Change from Spread Footing to Drilled Shafts

    By Drew M. Kurtz, Jeff L. Rai, Sara F. Frailey, Mohammad Ayub Iqbal

    "This paper presents the foundation changes made for a five-span bridge over the Lehigh River constructed as a design-build project. During excavation within the cofferdam at Pier 2 for the constructi

    Jan 1, 2016

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    Comparison Of Large Plate Load Test Result With Predicted Deformation In Deep Vibro Techniques Treated Ground For Iron Ore Stockpile Yard In Vietnam

    By Leong, William. Chong, Kam Weng

    Deep Vibro Techniques namely Vibro Compaction (VC) and Vibro Replacement (VR) are widely used in ground improvement to densify sands and strengthen cohesive soils. This paper describes the application

    Nov 1, 2022

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    A Novel Approach to Incorporate Shear-Moment Coupling Effects in Foundation Stiffness for Caisson Piles for Izmit Bay Bridge in Turkey

    By Arash Khosravifar, Amalia Giannakou

    "Nonlinear foundation springs for bridge caisson foundations show significant coupling between the shear force and bending moment. Implementing foundation stiffness matrix with coupling effects (off-d

    Jan 1, 2017

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    Stability Analysis Of Micro Pile Reinforced Idukki Soil Slopes

    By Anjana C. P, K. Ranga Swamy

    The hilly regions of Kerala are severely affected by excess rainfall, causing tremendous damage due to landslides and slope failures. It is necessary to strengthen the existing slope profiles to preve

    Sep 1, 2022

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    Piling Adjacent To Rail Tunnels At King’S Cross Central

    By David A. Hart, Barry P. Osborn, Richard J. Totty, Ana T. Carvalho, Max B. Elliott

    This paper addresses the experience designing and installing bored piles for the King’s Cross area. This includes continuous flight auger and rotary bored piles, with a range of diameters between 600

    May 1, 2022

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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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    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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    Execution Example of the Expanded Dry Jet Mixing (EX-DJM) Method (71db6e71-57a4-4d54-81bc-d746d501291d)

    By Kiyotaka Ohno, Nobushige Yasuoka, Yosuke Hioki

    "The diameter of improved columns adopted by the original DJM Method had been 1000 mm, however, in order to comply with the social need for construction cost reduction, the Expanded Dry Jet Mixing (EX

    Jan 1, 2015

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    The Berkeley Art Museum: Repurposing a Historical Building

    By Timothy Nelson, Simon Burnworth

    "The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA), which currently resides in a 1970s-era post-modern concrete structure just south of the University of California, Berkeley campus, was in ne

    Jan 1, 2016

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    Practical Reuse of Foundations in High Rise Construction

    By William H. Walton, Clyde N. Baker Jr., Darren S. Diehm

    "A 51-story concrete core and steel frame commercial office tower was recently constructed on the site of the former US Gypsum building in downtown Chicago, Illinois, USA The structure foundation reus

    Jan 1, 2005

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    Design and Construction of the Deepest Base Grouted Bored Piles at Moorehouse in London

    By Adam Pickles, Duncan Nicholson, Richard E. Prust, Hoe C. Yeow

    "Moorhouse is founded on what at the time of construction were the deepest base grouted piles ever installed in London, specifically designed to accommodate settlement from the proposed development of

    Jan 1, 2005

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    Design And Performance Evaluation Of A Grouting Program In Weak Rock Masses

    By George Moses K, Mahendran K

    Grouting is performed in rock masses in order to increase its strength properties and also to reduce the seepage. In the design of underground structures such as tunnels or caverns located in weak roc

    Nov 1, 2022

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    Effects of Deep Mixing Method to Reinforce Earth Levees in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

    By Bao K. Le, Khang T. Truong, Masaki Kitazume, Toru Kobayshi, Long P. Le, Tanaka Hitoshi, Makoto Kamimura, Hoang-Hung Tran-Nguyen

    "Earth levees constructed using dredged materials taken from a river along an earth levee have annually damaged in the Mekong Delta due to high void spacing in earth levees and floodwater. Sliding and

    Jan 1, 2015

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    SIMBAT Dynamic Pile Testing - Results of an Independent Pile Capacity' Prediction Event

    By Richard T. Stain

    "In 2001, a pile trial site was established at Limelette in Belgium consisting of 25 displacement screw piles and 5 driven pre-cast piles. Interested parties were invited to participate in a pile pred

    Jan 1, 2005

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    Optimization Of Drilled Shaft Design For A Highway Bridge In Arizona Using Load Test Results

    By John C. Niedzielski

    The existing US-70 Bridge over the Gila River at Bylas, Arizona is planned to be replaced due to its current poor condition. The replacement bridge is planned to be a 15-span, 1,904-foot (580 meter)

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    Design and In-Construction Geologic Characterization of Micropiles to Support a Historic Transmission Line Upgrade in the Steep Talus and Basalt Slopes of the Columbia River Gorge

    By Brian J. Olson, Kevin Haiar

    Originally constructed between 1939 and 1941 as part of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal programs, the Bonneville to Hood River 115 kV Transmission Line required an infrastructure upgrade to remain re

    Sep 8, 2021