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  • DFI
    Use of APG Piles for Support of New Hospital Replacement Wing in a Site Susceptible to Excessive Ground Settlement Ventura, California

    By Maria Flessas, Justin Ray, Danielle Steinmetz, Brian Zuckerman

    "The Ventura County Medical Center Hospital Replacement Wing project consists of the construction of a 2- to 3-story building with a basement encompassing the entire footprint and two corridors connec

    Jan 1, 2016

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    Inspector's Manual For Driven Pile Foundations ? Introduction

    This manual provides basic practical instruction on the inspection of driven piles. It covers the essential components of pile driving, such as the pile driving hammer, hammer accessories, the pile an

    Jan 1, 1997

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    Insitu Ground Reinforcement Techniques

    By Peter J. Nicholson

    The methods of reinforcement to be discussed in this paper are all insitu methods, ones that can be used on the soil structure as it exists in the ground, and do not rely on excavation and replacement

    Jan 1, 1991

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    Field Tests Of Soft Clay Stabilized By Stone Columns In Coastal Areas In China

    By Han Jie

    The results of full scale plate load tests on stone columns on soft clay in coastal areas are presented in this paper. Four load tests were made, two of which were performed on the ground treated with

    Jan 1, 1991

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    DFI Collaborates on Risk-Based Panels

    By Derrick Dasenbrock

    Two DFI committees independently organized two complimentary panel sessions for the recent American Society of Civil Engineers' (ASCE) Geo- Risk 2023 "Advances in Theory and Innovation in Practice" Co

    Sep 1, 2023

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    Building Above And Excavating Below An Iconic Building In Manhattan

    By John S. Civetta, Seth Martin, Marc J. Gallagher, Arthur J. Alzamora, Ronald Peralta

    The Crown Building, built circa 1921, is a 26-story iconic building located at West 57th Street and Fifth Avenue in the heart of Manhattan. The paper highlights collaboration between the geotechnical

  • DFI
    Analytical and Field Estimates of Shaft Resistance in Socketed Piles: Bandra-Worli Sea Link, Mumbai

    By Sunil S. Basarkar, Dilip M. Dewaikar, Rajesh H. Gajjar

    "A load transfer program AXPILE was developed for simulation of the loadmovement characteristics of socketed piles of the Mumbai reg ion. This program used empirical relationships for ultimate shaft r

    Jan 1, 2005

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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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    Pile Driving Between the Amazonas and Xingu Rivers in the Tucuruí-Manaus Transmission Line – Lessons Learned and Solutions Found for a Challenging Project

    By José Carlos do Amaral, Marcelo Groszownik, Jorge Beim

    "Initiated in 2008, the project of this 1800 km long Electrical Transmission Line is a job of extreme technical complexity, crossing regions of major forests and rivers. When ready, it will allow the

    Jan 1, 2015

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    Soil Nailing Guide Specification - Title ? Table Of Contents - Model Specification - 1. General - 1.1 Purpose Of Specification

    This specification, along with the drawings, encompasses all designs, materials, products, accessories, tools, equipment, services, transportation, labor and supervision, installation techniques, and

    Jan 1, 2010

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    Unique Algorithm Which Takes into Account Source Wave Travel Paths When Estimating Absorption Values From DST Data Sets

    By Gerald Verbeek, Erick Baziw

    Dynamic soil analysis (DSA) in geotechnical practice is intimately related to the capability of measuring the necessary soil properties of shear modulus and absorption. In DSA the methods of analysis

    Jan 1, 2019

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    Selecting the Right Shoring System – San Francisco Experience

    By Heinrich Majewski, Rob Jameson

    "Careful review of site conditions and constraints is essential to select the appropriate shoring system for each project. Key evaluation criteria include the geotechnical profile, groundwater and env

    Jan 1, 2017

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    Statnamic Load Testing Of High Capacity Marine Foundations (62a0500e-14c7-4ace-9608-4578694a5392)

    By Mike Muchard

    STATNAMIC load testing augmented with embedded instrumentation has been successfully used to obtain structural and geotechnical design information on large diameter spun cast concrete cylinder piles o

    Jan 1, 2013

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    Carbon Footprint Of Common Quay Structures

    By Dr Karsten Galipp, Kai-Julian I. Hendler, Prof. Manuel G. Pinheiro, Dr Peter J. Bourne-Webb

    With a share of approximately 11% of global greenhouse gas emissions, the construction industry contributes significantly towards climate change. This is why construction projects should not only be a

    May 1, 2022

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    Drilled Shaft Inspector's Manual - 1.0 General - 1.1 Scope And Limitations

    The intent of this manual is to provide guidelines for inspectors of drilled shaft construction otherwise referred to as drilled piers, caissons or bored piles. It should also be helpful to train begi

    Jan 1, 2004

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    Driving and Extraction of Steel Pipe Piles in Nearshore Environment

    By Jim Rix, Ken Been, Nihal Bohra, Anthony Rice, Juan Lopez

    "A temporary bridge, supported on steel pipe piles, was built to expedite the construction of a breakwater structure off the western coast of Peru. The bridge provided access for dump trucks to the br

    Jan 1, 2017

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    Driving And Extraction Of Steel Pipe Piles In Nearshore Environment

    By Nihal Bohra

    A temporary bridge, supported on steel pipe piles, was built to expedite the construction of a breakwater structure off the western coast of Peru. The bridge provided access for dump trucks to the bre

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    Ethical and Risk Aspects of Deep Foundation Subcontracts

    By Alexander Filotti, Richard Kalson

    "In the last decade, the construction industry has witnessed significant changes in the project delivery systems and contractual relationships between the general contractors (GC) and Deep Foundation

    Jan 1, 2016

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    The Berkeley Art Museum: Repurposing a Historical Building

    By Timothy Nelson, Simon Burnworth

    "The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA), which currently resides in a 1970s-era post-modern concrete structure just south of the University of California, Berkeley campus, was in ne

    Jan 1, 2016