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St. Croix Bridge, Minnesota: The Influence of Construction on the Axial Resistance of Drilled Shaft Foundations in Weak SandstoneBy William G. Ryan, David S. Graham, Dan A. Brown, Rich A. Lamb, Paul J. Axtell
"The St. Croix River Crossing project on the Minnesota-Wisconsin border has been in the process of planning and public debate for two decades, with several changes in alignment. During the course of t
Jan 1, 2015
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Monotonic And Cyclic Lateral Full-Scale Testing Of Reinforced Helical Pulldown MicropilesBy M. Meckkey El Sharnouby
In this paper, the results of full-scale field testing of reinforced helical pulldown micropiles (RG-HSP) installed in clayey till soils and resting on sandy soils are presented. Piles were tested und
Jan 1, 2011
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Ground Improvement by Dynamic Replacement within Intertidal Mangrove Mud Environment, Ichthys LNG, DarwinBy J. Racinais, P. Vincent
"In September 2011, Menard Oceania (MO) was engaged by Mac Mahon John Holland Joint Venture (MJHJV) to provide ground improvement solution for the $34bn Ichthys LNG development. With close to 400,000m
Jan 1, 1900
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Session 24 "Compaction Grouting and Consensus Guide"By Richard Berry
The spacing of grout injections is typically about 2 to 2 V½ meters if the purpose of the grouting is densification of the in-situ soils. Hole spacing will vary with the in-situ soil properties and th
Feb 10, 2003
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Large-scale Shake Table Experiment On The Performance Of Helical Piles In Liquefiable SoilsBy Athul Prabhakaran, Ramin Motamed, Ahmed Elgamal, Milad Jahed Orang, Reza Boushehri
Documented case histories from past earthquakes have exhibited the devastating effects of the liquefaction phenomenon on the performance of buildings that are often presented in the form of excessive
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Cockatoo Island Seawall Seepage BarrierBy Chris L. Powell, Russell J. Denny
"The remotely located Cockatoo Island iron ore mine off the Kimberley coast in the northwest of Western Australia has been in operation since 1951. The mine was recently expanded up to about 50 m (165
Jan 1, 2017
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Cockatoo Island Seawall Seepage Barrier (b791f2b4-d692-4b8a-afba-0ecd9b385be1)By Chris L. Powell, Russell J. Denny
"The remotely located Cockatoo Island iron ore mine off the Kimberley coast in the northwest of Western Australia has been in operation since 1951. The mine was recently expanded up to about 50 m (165
Jan 1, 2017
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Some Norwegian Experiences Related to Use of Dry-Mixing Methods to Improve Stability of Excavations and Natural Slopes in Soft ClaysBy 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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Recent Experiences With Optical Fibre Monitoring Of Geotechnical StructuresBy 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
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Deep Drilled Shafts For The Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge New Haven, ConnecticutBy Theodore von Rosenvinge
Large diameter (2.4 meter) drilled shaft foundations were installed to depths of over 62 meters through soil into Arkose bedrock for Connecticut?s Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge (I-95 over New Haven Har
Jan 1, 2011
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Session 22 "Compaction Grouting and Limited Mobility Grouting"By Allen Cadden
The type of soil we had was a silty fine sand. It had been placed by hydraulic methods in 1904 so it was quite clean I would say less than 10% silt the rest of it was very loose sand. That I'm n
Feb 10, 2003
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Eglinton Crosstown - Over and Under the Existing SubwayBy Shawna Munn, Sarah Speir
Cedarvale Station is one of 25 new Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit (ECLRT) stations along Eglinton Avenue in Toronto. It is an interchange station with the existing Toronto Transit Com- mission
Jan 1, 2023
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UHE Peixe Angical: Secant Cutoff Wall in Uncertain GeologyBy Dario Libano, Armando Caputo, Francisco Caputo
"UHE Peixe Angical is a 452 MW hydroelectric power plant located on the Tocantins River in Tocantins, Brazil. In 1999, geologists began feasibility studies to estimate the river’s hydroelectric potent
Jan 1, 2009
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Field Test Verification Of Ground Bearing Pressure Under Rig Tracks And Implications For Working Platform DesignBy Steffen Schweizer, Tadeusz Brzozowski, Alfred Koller, Michał Topolnicki, Jürgen Wäger, Grzegorz Sołtys
A full scale test has been conducted to determine ground bearing pressure under rig tracks. The track loads were recorded in real time using Liebherr's Ground Pressure Visualisation system, and the ve
May 1, 2022
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Buckling Resistance of Steel Micropiles with Mechanical SplicesBy Fredrik Sarvell, Harald. Ihler, Veli-Matti Uotinen, Jukka Rantala
"Many of the valid international building codes state that the lateral support provided by the soil is sufficient to prevent buckling of fully embedded piles. However, the development of small diamete
Jan 1, 2014
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Investigations on the Distress to the Pavements/PQC Slab around Monorail Piers, Wadala, MumbaiBy Unnikrishnan Nair, Sandeep S. Nikam, Sanjay D. Patil, Prabir C. Basu
"Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) entrusted to implement Monorail Systems in various parts of Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) with the objective to supplement the present tran
Jan 1, 2015
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Development Of Vertical-Horizontal Yield Envelopes Of Pile Group Supported Bridges Subjected To ScourBy Aditi Sharma, Sumanta Haldar
Scouring of soil is the major concern forthe various hydraulic structures built in the flowing rivers since scouring impacts the bearing capacity of foundations. Hence, consideration of scouring in th
Sep 1, 2022
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Effective Plane Arrangement of Deep Mixing Piles to Resist Lateral Flow of Liquefied GroundBy Daiki Takano, Naoki Takahashi, Hidenori Takahashi, Ikuo Towhata, Yoshiyuki Morikawa
"The method in this study, in which cement-treated piles are installed into the ground to decrease the amount of liquefied lateral flow, has been studied. The authors are also investigating the most e
Jan 1, 2015
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3D FEM Modelling of a Ground Improvement SolutionBy Yazen Khasawneh, Osvaldo P. M. Vitali, John E. Agee, Mohammad Nassim
A 3D FEM modeling of a ground improvement solution for an ice rink slab with stringent differential settlement limits is presented. Due to the complexity of the geotechnical conditions and strict defo
Sep 8, 2021
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Advances In Marine Piling Techniques And New Age Piling MaterialsBy D. Cantali
This paper will be presented in two parts. The first part will present the latest advancements in pile installation techniques using state-of-the-art press-in piling technology by Giken. By pressing i
Nov 1, 2022