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Application Of Deep Foundation Structures To Great Bridges In Vietnam
By Cau T. Bui
Thanks to Doi-moi (renovation) policy, many great bridges were constructed in Vietnam to meet demands of her booming economy in the recent decade and deep foundation structures were the only alternati
Jan 1, 2008
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Innovation In South East Asia - Synopsis
By Brian Littlechild
Whilst there is much innovative work being undertaken in South East Asia in the space allowed in this paper we have settled on describing in more detail the work that has been done with shaft grouting
Jan 1, 2000
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The Effects Of Heating And Cooling Energy Piles Under Working Load At Lambeth College, UK
By Tony Amis
There is very limited information relating to the potential impact of temperature cycles, outside the variation that occurs naturally, on the behaviour of foundation piles. Such thermal loading occurs
Jan 1, 2008
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JFKIA - Post Grouted Drilled Shafts And Driven Piles - Update - Synopsis
By Walter G. Brusey
This paper describes a comprehensive pile test program conducted at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFKIA) to evaluate pile types and design capacities ranging from 890 to 4450 KN (100 to 500 t
Jan 1, 2000
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Time Effect Of Bearing Behavior Of Bored Pile Group In Un-Saturated Silty Soil ? Synopsis
By J. L. Liu
Long-term maintained load test on the bored pile group in unsaturated silty soil has been carried out. And the research on the time effects of bearing behavior of pile group has been done by the metho
Jan 1, 2010
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Construction Induced Vibration during Sheet Pile and Pile Driving in Deep Excavation
By Ambarish Ghosh, Subhaprasad Chakraborty
"Construction of basement floors has become necessary to meet the requirement of parking in office and residential complexes and in hospitals for radiotherapy treatment. Important projects coming up i
Jan 1, 2015
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Assessing the Applicability of Thermal Response Testing to Energy Piles
By C. Guney Olgun, Fleur Loveridge, Tracy Brettmann, William Powrie
"Abstract Deep foundations are increasingly being used, not just to carry structural loads, but also to act as heat exchangers as part of a ground source heat pump system. Such foundations, often call
Jan 1, 2014
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Dynamic Characterization Of Drilled Shafts On Doremus Avenue Bridge
By Martina Balic
Dynamic properties of the drilled shaft foundations supporting Doremus Avenue Bridge were determined by forced vibration testing. The main objectives of the substructure testing at Doremus Avenue Brid
Jan 1, 2004
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Design And Analysis Of Cooling Tower Pile Foundations
By Michael W. Oakland
This paper summarizes the analysis and design of a pile foundation system for two 400 ft. diameter, 500 ft. high cooling tower using a detailed finite element analysis package. The cooling towers are
Jan 1, 2010
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Micro-Biological Attack On Deep Foundation Concrete
By Piotr D. Moncarz
As major urban areas begin to run out of "good-terrain" for their expansion, they begin to claim high water-table areas within or adjacent to water fronts or swamps. Similarly, major infrastructure pr
Jan 1, 2002
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Skin Friction Of Excavated Piles In Weathered Granite - Synopsis
By K. K. S. Ho
In Hong Kong the design of excavated piles in weathered granite has conventionally been based on a rule-of-thumb which relates the allowable base bearing capacity to the SPT N value, with no allowance
Jan 1, 1996
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Load Tests Of Bored Piles In Weathered Bedrock
By James C. Scott
Compression and tension load testing were performed on bored concrete piles installed to depths of 18 to 34 meters below excavation levels for a large mixed-use development in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Jan 1, 2007
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A General Formula To Determine The Allowable Pile Bearing Capacity In Case Of Negative Skin Friction ? Summary
By Cornelis Van Der Veen
Foundation piles, partly passing through unconsolidated compressible layers, suffer a downward drag that is called negative skin friction. The negative skin friction depends on the movement of the sur
Jan 1, 2010
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The Micropile Network: Practice Precedes Theory
By Gary M. Weinstein
Micropiles have seen increasing use for foundation support and slope stabilization applications over the past half century. Most often designed and installed in groups of vertical or battered elements
Jan 1, 2003
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Design And Construction Of The Rion Antirion Bridge Foundations
By Alain Pecker
The choice of a design concept for a bridge foundation is guided by various factors; several of these factors are indeed of technical origin, like the environmental conditions in a broad sense, but ot
Jan 1, 2013
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Shoring Up D.C.'s Historical Foundations: Collection 14
By Alan Quiroga
Nestled between Meridian Park and Howard University in the heart of Washington, D.C., the historic block between 14th, V and W streets North- west featured several original struc- tures, many of them
Aug 1, 2023
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Wireless Site Data Collection In Construction And Its Impact On The Business Process
By Jason N. Scott
It is now possible using low-cost wireless technology and rugged hand-held devices to record data on site electronically and for that data to be instantly available to others. This could potentially e
Jan 1, 2006
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Design And Construction Of Micropiles Each Subject To 110 Kips Of Lateral Load
By Andrew Baxter
The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas is a beautiful glass and concrete structure cut into a valley that mingles with water ponds spanned by multiple bridges with suspend
Jan 1, 2008
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Determination Of The Load-Displacement Characteristics Of Single Pile In Soft Soil ? Synopsis
By Z. C. Chen
Based on the analysis of load test data of long floating piles in soft soil regions, the expressions of load-transfer function of pile shaft and tip for soft soils are presented in this paper, and the
Jan 1, 2010
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Diameter Effects On p-y Curves
By Ignatius P. O. Lam
This paper presents information on design analyses of large diameter piles using conventional p-y curves as recommended by the American Petroleum Institute (API RP2A, 1993). API RP2A adopted the soft
Jan 1, 2013