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Turning the Valley of Ashes into a Tennis Haven: The Development History of the USTA Site in Queens, NY
By Athena C. Denivo, Pablo V. Lopez, Michael McMaster, Sissy Nikolaou, Alfred H. Brand
"The paper presents the history of development of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) site, focusing on geotechnical, geoseismic, and foundation engineering challenges associated with it. The
Jan 1, 2016
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Material Properties for Analysis of Deep Mixing Support Systems
By Alex Grenoble, Alex Reeb, George Filz, Farzad Abedzadeh
"This paper summarizes available information on the characteristics and properties of deep-mixed soilcement produced by the wet method. The topics covered in this paper include: unit weight, unconfine
Jan 1, 2015
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Instrumented Hybrid Shoring System for a Deep Temporary Excavation Incorporating Cutter Soil Mixing in Vancouver, BC, Canada
By Nadir Ansari, Brian W. Wilson, Marina S. W. Li
"A hybrid shoring system consisting of cast-in-place soldier piles with Cutter Soil Mixing (CSM) infill panels was constructed for temporary support of a 19.8 m (65 ft) deep excavation in Vancouver, B
Jan 1, 2017
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Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Small-Diameter Pin-Piles and the Influence of Driving Penetration Resistance
By Glen Mann, H. G. Vestberg, Robert D. Holtz
"Underpinning of residential and commercial structures is often accomplished using a number of driven-in-place small diameter steel pipe piles. These piles, at least in the Seattle area, are typically
Jan 1, 2005
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Analytical Method of Stone Columns Compared with an Analysis as Per Rowe Dilatancy Theory
By Abhijit Saha
"Two analytical closed-form elastic-rigid-plastic solution methods to predict the rigid foundation behaviour on stone-column reinforced soil are compared, both of which takes into account the stone ma
Jan 1, 2015
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Blast Densification Of Fine Tailings
By Brian W. Wilson
A case study is presented that describes the design and implementation of a combined blast densification and deep dynamic compaction program which was undertaken to improve the foundation soils for a
Jan 1, 2010
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A 16 M Deep Basement Excavation in Kuala Lumpur Karst: Mixed Retention Solution
By Serhat Baycan, Mikias Yohannes
"Kuala Lumpur Karst is a complex limestone formation that is characterized by presence of cavities, solution channels, pinnacles and floaters. Basement excavations in such geological formations are us
Jan 1, 1900
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Allowable Compressive Design Stresses For Pressure-Treated Round Timber Foundation Piling - Presented Before The American Wood-Preservers' Association Reno, Nevada, May 1985
By James S. Graham
Research at the University of Colorado on southern pine and Douglas-fir piling has determined that the existing building code design stress values of 1200 psi and 1250 psi, as determined by ASTM D-289
Jan 1, 1986
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Applying The Carbon Hierarchy To Geotechnical Contractors
By J. E. De Waele, J. J. Lee, M. J. Mulheron, Luke R. Deamer
There is increasing demand for geotechnical contractors to commit to carbon reduction, net zero or science based targets. A lot of focus has therefore been placed on using low carbon materials and low
May 1, 2022
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“Borehole Stabilization” For Deep Excavation, An Essential Part In Bored Piling / Diaphragm Wall Construction
By Thomas Domanski
Any type of deep excavation whether for Bored Piling, Diaphragm Walls or Contiguous Bored Piling Walls depends on forming a stable borehole with a defined cross-section to receive safely the permanent
Sep 1, 2022
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Axial Capacities Of Drilled Displacement Piles Predicted By Spt And Cpt Based Methods
By Sam Warren, Antonio Marinucci, Genesis Z. Figueroa, Anne Lemnitzer
Drilled Displacement Piles (DDP) provide an ideal deep foundation solution that combines the benefits of ground improvement with traditional advantages of piling systems. This paper consolidates data
May 1, 2022
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Some Norwegian Experiences Related to Use of Dry-Mixing Methods to Improve Stability of Excavations and Natural Slopes in Soft Clays
By Ørjan Nerland, Torgeir Haugen, Astri Eggen, Kjell Karlsrud
"Ground improvement by the deep dry mixing (DDM) method is used in Norway since the late 1970's. A brief review is given of the Norwegian guideline for ground improvement with DDM issued in 2012, but
Jan 1, 2015
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Role of Probabilistic Methods in Sustainable Geotechnical Levee Integrity Analysis
By Juan M. Pestana-Nascimento, Robert G. Bea, Hamed Hamedifar, Emery M. Roe
The current State-of-the-Practice is grounded heavily on deterministic characterization and assessment of the performance of civil engineering infrastructure. In particular, flood defense systems, suc
Jan 1, 2017
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Integrity Testing Methods
"Integrity tests refer to a variety of non-destructive tests (NDT) whose purpose is to measure or determine the quality and uniformity, and some- times dimensions, of cast-in-place concrete foundation
Jan 1, 2004
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Construction of a Deep Slurry Cutoff Wall for the Sacramento River East Levee Program
By Louay Owaidat, Daniel Jabbour, Allan Frappier, Jose Gomez, Mark Stanley, Tino Maestas
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is implementing a levee strengthening program along the Sacramento River East Levee (SREL) designed to correct 11 miles of deficient levees as identified by re
Sep 8, 2021
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Diggs Does Deep Foundations
By Robert Bachus, Nikolaos Machairasm, Allen Cadden
Data Interchange for Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists (DIGGS) is a data transfer standard that is gaining widespread acceptance in the geotechnical and geoenvironmental communities. Origi
Jan 1, 2019
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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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Overview of Construction and Design of Auger Cast-in-Place and Drilled Displacement Piles
By Monica Prezzi
"Auger cast-in-place (ACIP} piles and drilled displacement piles are being increasingly used as foundation elements for structures, particularly in projects requiring accelerated construction or invol
Jan 1, 2005
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Foundation Design and Construction Challenges with Marsh Deposits in a High Seismic Risk Zone
By M. Reza Saberi, T. Ted Miyake
Driven piles are a common tool in any engineer’s toolbox for supporting large structures over very soft ground, especially in high seismic risk zones. Challenges include achieving sufficient vertical
Jan 1, 2018
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Söderströmstunneln – An Immersed Tunnel Founded on Steel Core Piles
By Frank Haehnig, Kjell-Åke Averstad, Johannes Glückert
"AbstractThe Söderströmstunneln is part of the Citybanan project that is currently under construction in the centre of Stockholm. Main part of the lot Söderströmstunneln is a 300m long immersed tunnel
Jan 1, 2014