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Ground Support And Its Toolbox
By G. Sauer
"More Skill is needed to avoid rather than to handle heavy ground loads." This finding, from a tunneling engineer of the nineteenth century, is still relevant today with all advanced sequential excava
Jan 1, 2003
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Study Of Hammer Selection For Driven Steel Pipe Pile
By Jiwei Duan
The energy transferred from a hammer to the pile top is considered as the effective energy in this paper. The effective energy is related to the pile dimensions, soil and pile-soil interface propertie
Jan 1, 2006
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Steel H-Section Piles Support 2,120-Foot Long Cable Stayed Bridge Verona Island And Prospect, Maine
By James W. Weaver
The 2,120-foot long cable stayed Penobscot Narrows Bridge that carries US Route 1 over the Penobscot River between Verona Island and Prospect, Maine is supported on four foundation units, one below ea
Jan 1, 2011
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A Case History Studying On Displacement Controlling In Deep Excavation
By Feng Yongxuan
Anchored sheep pile is normally used in deep excavations, many of which only require stability in accordance with Terzaghi theory. In this paper, based on the experience, new lateral earth pressure me
Jan 1, 1991
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A New Method of Quality Control for Construction Joints in Diaphragm Walls
By Nikolaus Schneider
"Abstract: The combination of failure in joints of diaphragm walls and their exposure to water pressure may have far reaching effects ranging from water leakage to the risk of catastrophic loss of sta
Jan 1, 2014
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Historical Evolution Of Deep Foundations
By Dean E. Matthews
The concept of a pile for construction is credited to a Neolithic tribe called the "Swiss Lake Dwellers" who lived in what is now Switzerland about 6,000 years ago. They used piling, not for supportin
Jan 1, 2003
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Field Trials for Deep Mixing in Land Remediation: Execution and Early Age Monitoring, QC and Lessons Learnt
By Ziyad Abunada, David O’Connor, Abir Al-Tabbaa
"Abstract Contaminated land remediation using soil mix technology (SMT) is a relatively recent development which has been shown to be a cost effective and versatile system with numerous environmental
Jan 1, 2014
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Mitigating Settlement with Pile-Supported Approach Slabs
By Reda M. Bakeer
"An approach slab is the roadway segment that immediately follows a bridge intended to provide a smooth transition between the two elements. Some approach slabs have developed rough rideability with t
Jan 1, 2017
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Design, Construction and Design Validation through High Strength Testing (PDA) of CFA and DD Foundations
By Stefano Pirrello
"Sydney’s booming real estate market has pushed property developers to invest in historically “no-go” areas, which were previously too expensive to develop. These areas are usually near rivers where t
Jan 1, 1900
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Axial Pile Displacement Evaluations From Seismic Piezocone Data And Back-Analysis Of Load Tests
By Fawad S. Niazi
Ever since the use of the cone penetration test (CPT) in geotechnical practice, attempts have been made to correlate CPT parameters with pile capacity components of unit end bearing (qb) and unit shaf
Jan 1, 2011
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Applicability of Wet Grab Sampling to Quality Assurance of Deep Mixing Method
By Masaki Kitazume
"Abstract The wet type and dry type of deep mixing methods have been developed and widely applied for on-land and marine constructions in Japan. The quality assurance (QA) of the methods has been usua
Jan 1, 2014
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Biodegradable Hydraulic Fluid in the Deep Foundation Industry - Synopsis
By S. H. Miller
Biodegradable hydraulic fluids can save tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines and clean up costs in the event of a hydraulic fluid leak or spill. When properly selected, applied, maintaine
Jan 1, 2000
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Vertical Earth Reinforcement Technique - Test Wall 1998 DFI Annual Conference And Meeting
By Peter J. Nicholson
A new method of constructing retaining walls, in-situ, prior to excavation has been developed. This "Vertical Earth Reinforcement Technique" VERT, has been demonstrated at a full scale test wall at th
Jan 1, 1998
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Use Of Controlled Modulus Columns In Retail & Industrial Development Projects
By Frederic Masse
With widespread acceptance in the market place, many engineers are choosing ground improvement techniques to provide suitable foundation subgrade at sites that would have traditionally required deep f
Jan 1, 2011
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Application Of Bu-Type Steel Sheet Pile On Construction Of Ports ? Preface
By Zhou Lu-Jian
The Port of Shekou is situated at Shenzhen Bay on the east bank of Lingding Ocean. Its coastline is about 6 km long and the water depth near the shore is Favourable. Across the bay is the ' New T
Jan 1, 1991
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Connecting Railway Lines In Vienna With Underground Structures - Synopsis
By Rüdiger Wunsch
The new high speed Vienna - St.Pölten line and the Lainzer tunnel are to be connected to the existing Western railway line in Vienna. This involves building an underground cut and cover branching tunn
Jan 1, 2000
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Geotechnical Exploration Phase Drilled Shaft Load Testing
By Walter E. Vanderpool
Full scale load tests are frequently performed immediately prior to deep foundation construction to verify the design assumptions. Occasionally, load tests are performed during design development and
Jan 1, 2011
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Recent Advances In Large Diameter Diaphragm Wall Shafts
By Benoit Virollet
Over the last 10 years the diameter of unbraced, unlined and unanchored circular shafts has grown dramatically in many parts of the world. This progress has taken place through improvements in: constr
Jan 1, 2006
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Deep Foundation Solutions And Implementation For Pittsburgh International Airport Midfield Terminal ? 1.0 Introduction
By Peter Florian
At 5:50 am on October 1, 1992, the new $800 million Pittsburgh International Airport Midfield Terminal opened its gates to the world after five years of construction and more than 24 years of planning
Jan 1, 1993
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Characteristics And Application Of Soil Reinforcement By Jet Grouting ? Synopsis
By J. W. Wang
This article first explains the mechanism of forming strength in the Jet grouting reinforced foundation, and points out the function of cement hydrates and clay minerals in clayey soil, the reinforced
Jan 1, 2010