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Interpretation Of Full Scale Horizontal Pile Loading Tests In Sand Analysis Of P-Y Curves
By Ali Bouafia
Five full-scale horizontal loading tests of piles carried out by the LCPC in France are interpreted in order to analyse P-Y load-transfer curves. The experimental piles are either bored or jacked into
Jan 1, 2002
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Piled Raft System - Approximate Design Methods. - Synopsis
By S. L. Karunakaran
There are cases where it is found that a raft foundation would have adequate factor of safety against ultimate bearing capacity failure but the settlements would be excessive. Piles may be introduced
Jan 1, 1996
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2022 OPA Winner: Mosul Dam Rehabilitation Project
By Raffaella Granta
Mosul Dam is an earth fill dam located on the Tigris River, approximately 40 km (25 mi) northwest of Mosul, Iraq. The construction of the dam was completed in 1984. It is one of the largest multipurpo
Oct 1, 2022
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Effects Of Environment On Deep Foundation Elements - Synopsis
By Subhash B. Bhide
Deep foundations are affected by the presence of sulphates, chlorides, organic contents and water currents present in the soil. The sulphates in soil and ground water interfere first with setting of c
Jan 1, 1996
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Relevance Of Ryznar Index In Under Water Concrete - Synopsis
By V. T. Ganpule
The effect of Sulphate and Chloride is well understood by the engineers. Most of the codes stipulate permissible limits for sulphate and chloride content in groundwater. Relatively few reference are a
Jan 1, 1996
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Making Expansion Possible: Mayo Clinic
By Nathan Iverson, Allie Brady
Located on rolling bluffs on the Zumbro River's south fork in Southeast Minnesota, Rochester is the state's third largest city and is the home and birthplace of the renowned Mayo Clinic, a nonprofit a
Jan 1, 2023
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Sheet Piling Bridge Abutments
By Robert J. Carle
This paper reviews a variety of highway structures which have been built using steel sheet piling as the permanent structural elements of bridge piers, abutments and wingwalls. Those structures built
Jan 1, 1989
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Self-Drilling Micropiles
By Matt Sotirin
The Santa Fe train station and passenger rail platform were constructed in the downtown district of Fort Madison, Iowa, over a century ago. This landmark building and rail platform were in need of maj
Oct 1, 2022
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Lateral Load Testing Of Pile Foundations
By Anne Lemnitzer
Full-Scale cyclic field testing was performed on a 3x3 pile group consisting of nine cast-in-drilled-hole (CIDH) reinforced concrete shafts and a comparable single-shaft in order to investigate group
Jan 1, 2010
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Negative Drag Reduction On Spliced Piles - An Insitu Study - Synopsis
By Gopal Ranjan
An insitu prtotype study on precast driven spliced piles in soft marine clay deposit has been carried out to study negative drag. The drag is generated by loading the ambient clay. For reduction in ne
Jan 1, 1996
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The Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, NV Specialty Foundation Work Under Extreme Conditions
By Lawrence Piccagli
This past spring of 2006, BENCOR installed the concrete reinforced diaphragm walls for the COSMOPOLITAN RESORT & CASINO in Las Vegas, Nevada. The project highlights include the excavation of approx. 3
Jan 1, 2007
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The Underwater Cut-Off At The Walter F. George Dam
By Gianfranco Di Cicco
Seepage problems were recorded for more then 40 years at the Walter F. George lock and dam. In 2001 the Mobile district of The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers turned to the installation of a 200 feet dee
Jan 1, 2013
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Micropiles In Soft Florida Limestone
By James D. Hussin
The Florida limestone is a relatively soft rock which presents many challenges to engineers when designing deep foundations. One alternative is micropiles which have grown significantly from their ear
Jan 1, 2003
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Field Tests Of Soft Clay Stabilized By Stone Columns In Coastal Areas In China (325b7cc0-aff5-4a88-9f69-cd3dc2f57f1d)
By Han Jie
The results of full scale plate load tests on stone columns on soft clay in coastal areas are presented in this paper. Four load tests were made, two of which were performed on the ground treated with
Jan 1, 1991
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Behavior Of Friction Piles In Soft Clays
By Safwan Labanieh
An experimental set-up is specially designed to study the behavior of a friction pile of 3 cm diameter in contact with the soft clay of Mexico City in a small calibration chamber (CC) of 30 cm diamete
Jan 1, 2002
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The Realities Of Resolving Conflicts During Construction ? Synopsis
By J. S. Ward
In a well-written set of contract documents, the probability of conflicts arising during the course of construction is minimized. However, no matter how complete may be the technical language in the c
Jan 1, 2010
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The Monroe St. Viaduct: A Case History Of MSE Vibro-Concrete Column Supported Embankment
By Paul J. Lewis
Replacement of the Monroe Street Viaduct in southwest Baltimore City, Maryland included transforming 240 feet of the south approach from a pile-supported multi-span bridge to a mechanically stabilized
Jan 1, 2007
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Mobilisation Of Skin Friction In Bored Piles In Hong Kong ? Introduction
By R. A. Fraser
Large diameter (1.0 to 2.5m) bored piles have been widely used to support buildings and elevated roadways in Hong Kong. Most of these piles are founded on a hard bearing stratum such as granitic or vo
Jan 1, 2010
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Performance Of Bituminous Coats In Reducing Negative Skin Friction
By Makarand G. Khare
Though the phenomenon of dragload is known for many decades, there is a lack of clear guidelines to evaluate the amount of dragload. The development of dragload depends on relative movement between pi
Jan 1, 2006
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Centrifuge Modeling Of Axial Failure Of Helical Piles In Cohesive Soils
By Richard Schmidt, Lijun Deng, Mohamed Abdelaziz, Weidong Li
Helical piles are widely used as a foundation supporting a variety of different structures. Understanding the axial behaviour of helical piles is required to confirm the engineering design. Helical pi