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  • DFI
    30 Hudson Street Foundation Design and Construction in Variable Rock

    By Joel Moskowitz, George J. Tamaro

    "A new office complex is being constructed within 25m of the Hudson River in New Jersey. The project, about 140m by 100m, will include 4 basements under the entire footprint. The perimeter was to be s

    Jan 1, 2004

  • DFI
    Deep Excavation Support – Shangri-La – Toronto

    By Brian Isherwood, Tara Brown, Paul Kreycir, Jenny Earle

    "The Shangri-La hotel and luxury condominium tower, recently opened on University Avenue in downtown Toronto, required eight levels of underground structure, four extending into the shale bedrock.Ishe

    Jan 1, 2015

  • DFI
    A Fully Connected Jobsite is a Must for the Future

    By Christian Hoyme, Jochen Maurer

    Most of the current foundation projects are suffering from disconnected information silos. In the first silo there is the planning of the project with corresponding data, presented by paper or digital

    Jan 1, 2019

  • DFI
    Cement Deep Soil Mixing Shear Wall Stabilization Calaveras Dam Replacement Project, California

    By Michael Forrest, John Roadifer, Glen Gorski

    "The Calaveras Dam Replacement Project (CDRP) requires large disposal sites to store excess excavated materials that could not be utilized for dam construction. Because of access restrictions during d

    Jan 1, 2015

  • DFI
    Field Test of Electroosmosis with the Injection of Saline Solution of Taipei Silty Clay

    By Chang-Yu Ou, Shao-Chi Chien, Hsuan-Hsiang Chang

    "A field test was performed to investigate the applicability of electroosmosis with the injection of saline solution of Taipei silty clay. The calcium chloride solution and sodium silicate solution we

    Jan 1, 2005

  • DFI
    A Geotechnical Data Base Development And Applying Data Mining Techniques To Extract The Common Trendes Of Offshore Geotechnical Properties Of South Pars Gas Field/ Persian Gulf IR-Iran

    By H. Shiri

    Iran's largest natural gas field is South Pars, geologically an extension of Qatar's 900-Tcf North Field. South Pars was first identified in 1988 and originally appraised at 128 Tcf in the e

    Jan 1, 2006

  • DFI
    Specialty Geo-Engineering in a Caisson Town

    By William H. Walton, Joel Dellaria, Jeffrey R. Hill

    The City of Chicago has a world-renowned skyline and is known for its provocative architecture. The subsurface conditions in the city have allowed for construction of these significant structures. The

    Jan 1, 2019

  • DFI
    Design Considerations For Laterally Loaded Free-Head Rigid Piles In Engineering Practice

    By O. Craciun, C. A. Bridges, M. Cai, J. Sugawara

    There are a number of methods that can be adopted for predicting the ultimate lateral resistance of a free-head rigid pile, from the conventional Brinch Hansen and Broms solutions to three-dimensional

    Nov 1, 2022

  • DFI
    Adjacent Top-Loaded Bi-Directional Test And Conventional Bidirectional Load Test Results – Site Ii

    By Patrick J. Hannigan, Seth Robertson, Rozbeh B. Moghaddam

    The Top-Loaded Bi-Directional Test (―TLBT‖) and the conventional Bi-Directional Load Test (―BDLT‖) are full-scale static load test methods. In both methods, the test loads are applied bi-directionally

    Oct 1, 2022

  • DFI
    Equipment Installation - Recent Developments: General Report On 'Installation Equipments' ? 1 Introduction

    By A. Paviani

    The subject of this session is "Equipment Installa­tion, Recent Developments". This is a subject which is not usually addressed at conferences of Foundation Engineering. It is rare to find sessions

    Jan 1, 1994

  • DFI
    Jet Grouting for Strength in Marine Sediments with Hydrocarbons

    By Paul M. Schuman, Alessandro Bertero, Giuliana A. Zelada, Sharon G. Cranston

    Many jet grouted columns were recently installed to create a jet grout-treated soil foundation for an earthen embankment used in a large shoreline stabilization project in the Mystic River in Charlest

    Jan 1, 2019

  • DFI
    The Importance Of Tension Softening (Of Concrete) In Modelling Of Tension Piles

    By Qingwei Joshua Ong

    Tension piles, also known as uplift or anchor piles, are necessary to resist uplift forces that might cause structural distress. In excavation projects, most uplift forces are developed because of hyd

    Nov 1, 2022

  • DFI
    Value-Engineering of H-Pile Foundations in Karstic Geology

    By Rachael M. Fischer, Daniel J. Woeste, Terence P. Holman

    "A new 50 MW biomass renewable energy power plant was planned for construction in southwestern Georgia. The original foundation design consisted of very conservatively designed H-pile groups with vert

    Jan 1, 2016

  • DFI
    Determination of Coefficient of Modulus of Sub-Grade Reaction for Free Head Short Pile

    By Sumit Kumar Biswas, Moyukh De, Sibapriya Mukherjee

    "The piles often are also subjected to lateral (horizontal) forces and moments. In fact, there are some structures where the primary function of piles is to transfer lateral loads to the ground. Prope

    Jan 1, 2015

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    Recent Experiences With Optical Fibre Monitoring Of Geotechnical Structures

    By Gust Van Lysebetten, Monika de Vos

    The objectives of monitoring geotechnical structures can be very diverse, including optimisation of the design, quality control, long term performance assessment, and approval of innovative execution

    May 1, 2022

  • DFI
    Augercast Piles - History And Advancements

    By Larry Rayburn

    Augercast piles evolved in the late forties from the process of pressure grouting open holes backfilled with stone. In 1956, a patent was issued for a cast in situ pile by pumping high pressure grout

    Jan 1, 2005

  • DFI
    Micropile Transmission Foundations In Environmentally Sensitive, Challenging Terrain

    By Esam Abraham

    A 13.6 mile portion of the 500 kV Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Project crosses the mountains of the Angeles National Forest. Access and environmental constraints precluded road development for mo

    Jan 1, 2010

  • DFI
    A Review of Guidelines for Dewatering Design within the Abu Dhabi Municipality

    By M. Melih Demirkan, Jared Deible, Michael Rosenmeier, Mazen Elias Adib, Juan J. Gutierrez, Raghav Ramanathan

    Dewatering and groundwater control is required frequently for construction projects and needs to be accounted for and dealt with care during design and construction to complete the project successfull

    Jan 1, 2016

  • DFI
    Use of a Reinforced Jet Grout Excavation Support System for a Major Sewer Line Repair

    By Richard Brink, Eric M. Klein, Kenneth B. Andromalos

    "A portion of the roof for a 129 x 144-inch, nearly 100-year-old sewer outfall in the City of Baltimore had deteriorated to the point that it resulted in the development of a large sinkhole in a resid

    Jan 1, 2005

  • DFI
    Risk Assessment and Quality Control on Grouted Waterretaining Layers by Observational Engineering

    By Bartho J. Admiraal

    "As part of the Schiphol-Amsterdam-Almere project, the largest aqueduct in Europe is being built in order for the A1 motorway to cross the Vecht River. The A1 consists of 12 lanes and the total width

    Jan 1, 2016