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  • DFI
    Secant Pile Walls - Design, Construction And Case History

    By Ketan H. Trivedi

    This paper describes the method of analyses used for the design of temporary and permanent Secant Pile Walls, describes various aspects of construction including, guide walls, sequence of pile install

    Jan 1, 2006

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    Diaphragm Wall Construction In Hong Kong

    By Arturo Ressi di Cervia

    The utilization of diaphragm wall construction in Hong Kong began in 1974 with the construction of the New World Center, the first diaphragm wall job built in the British Colony. That landmark job

    Jan 1, 1993

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    Approach Wall Foundations Olmsted Locks And Dam Project ? Summary

    By Jeffrey A. Schaefer

    The Olmsted Locks and Dam project is located on the Ohio River approximately 16.5 miles upstream of its confluence with the Mississippi River. It consists of twin 1200 ft. locks with floating and fixe

    Jan 1, 2001

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    Evaluation Of Pile Foundation Design Methods Using Load Tests

    By SungWon Park

    The efficiency of the current design methods for computing pile resistances is evaluated using field load-settlement tests results. Twelve load-settlement test data for drilled shafts and bored piles

    Jan 1, 2009

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    American Practice In Design And Installation Of Driven Piles For Structure Support

    By Hal W. Hunt

    Heavier loading and more efficient equipment is helping to keep driven piles competitive in America. Better Knowledge and testing of soils and support materials make it practical to use higher stresse

    Jan 1, 1987

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    Special Foundation Technique For The Intersection Of Two Canals Near Magdeburg, Germany - Summary:

    By Wolfgang G. Brunner

    The closing of the gap in the European waterway- net is one of the big and challenging traffic projects following the German reunification. The water canals in the North German plain connect the Rhine

    Jan 1, 2000

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    Suction Piles And Suction Anchors For Offshore Structures

    By S. Bang

    In recent years, suction piles and suction anchors have been used as underwater foundations for various offshore structures. They have been proven very versatile, effective, and environmentally frien

    Jan 1, 2009

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    Recent Evolutions In Deep Foundation Technologies

    By Maurice Bottiau

    It is a quite challenging objective to aim at covering in one paper the most recent evolution in piling and deep foundations technologies. This report has to be understood within the limits of the ses

    Jan 1, 2006

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    The Effect Of Vertical Pile Loading On Subsequent Lateral Behaviour

    By A. Lyndon

    Vertical and lateral load tests were carried out on two 13 m deep bored cast-in-place instrumented piles, socketed into weathered sandstone. The first pile, 1200 mm in diameter, was loaded vertically

    Jan 1, 1989

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    Open Well Caissons Of A 1917 Railroad Bridge: How 19th Century Construction Can Influence 21st Century Construction (f1b0a5f2-b1b8-41d4-bbfb-fab6f395e7a0)

    By Alan D. Fisher

    Amtrak made a decision to replace an aging bascule bridge with a vertical lift bridge for their crossing of the Thames River in New London, Connecticut. The new lift bridge occupies the same alignmen

    Jan 1, 2008

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    Top-Loaded Bidirectional Test, a New Approach to Deep Foundations Load Testing

    By Patrick J. Hannigan, Frank Rausche, Rozbeh B. Moghaddam

    The Top-Loaded Bi-Directional Test (“TLBT”) is a new method to apply bi-directional loads to a deep foundation element with the loading source located above the foundation head. In the TLBT reusable l

    Sep 8, 2021

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    Construction Of A Deep Slurry Wall In A Restricted City Centre Site Using A Hydraulic Grab And Rotator System.

    By P. M. Wiltcher

    The construction of a deep structural slurry wall in a restricted city centre location is always a challenging prospect. However, when the city is London and the site is bounded on two sides by high

    Jan 1, 2006

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    Deep Diaphragm Wall Activities At Randstadrail Project In Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    By Klaus Pöllath

    The Netherlands RandstadRail project makes use of a large range of sophisticated geotechnical techniques to allow a shield driven tunnel to approach the central station of Rotterdam. This paper descri

    Jan 1, 2006

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    Installation Of Marine Pile Foundations At The Skyway Project For The San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge

    By Robb L. Swenson

    Construction of foundations for the Skyway Segment of the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge required innovative techniques due to the mass of the structures being inserted and the unique subsurface of

    Jan 1, 2005

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    The Silver Spring Transit Center: Design And Construction Of Drilled Shafts In An Urban Environment

    By James E. Parkes

    The Silver Spring Transit Center is a new three-level transit center that will include bus loops for County, Metro and intercity buses, parking, and retail space. It replaces an existing bus station

    Jan 1, 2011

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    When Real Estate Values Beckon - The Means And Methods Employed In The Underpinning Of 1501 Broadway

    By Edward J. McNamara

    People in the real estate industry are fond of saying that the three most important features of a piece of property are, in order, location, location, and location. This is perhaps the reason that the

    Jan 1, 2000

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    Instrumentation Of Construction Vibrations

    By Mark R. Svinkin

    Construction vibrations may adversely affect surrounding buildings and their effects range from human discomfort and disturbance of sensitive devices to visible structural damage. There is no unique c

    Jan 1, 2002

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    Reverse Circulation Drilling (Rcd) Technology For Largediameter Piles

    By Nikolas Schmitz

    For today’s construction industry, large-diameter piles are common practice, as they are more competitive than drilling a larger number of smaller piles. More and more piles are installed by drilling

    Nov 1, 2022

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    Cooling Water Intake Shafts for the Oak Creek Expansion

    By Edward Jacobsen, Patrick J. Lydon

    "The ongoing expansion of the Oak Creek Power Plant in Oak Creek, Wisc., includes a tunnel bored in rock that connects to four vertical intake shafts approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) offshore in Lake

    Jan 1, 2008