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  • DFI
    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

  • DFI
    Settlement Of Tall Buildings Supported On Deep Foundations In Southeast Florida, USA

    By Rudolph P. Frizzi

    This paper presents different deep foundation systems and associated settlement records for high-rise building projects in the coastal areas of southeastern Florida. An introduction to the sedimentary

    Jan 1, 2003

  • DFI
    Present To Future Design Considerations Of Deep Foundations ? 1. Introduction

    By William S. Gardner

    It is certainly an honor to have been invited to address the Deep Foundation's Annual Meeting on such a vast and weighty topic as "Present to Future Design Considerations of Deep Foundations." Ac

    Jan 1, 1991

  • DFI
    Innovative Deep Foundation Support Using Ductile Iron Piles

    By Thomas Billups, Brendan FitzPatrick, Doug LeDo, David Carchedi

    "Working in urban environments presents unique logistical challenges beyond those typically associated with traditional geotechnical analysis and design. These challenges often include working on site

    Jan 1, 2016

  • DFI
    Case Study: Innovative Soil Nail Stabilization Of A 100 Foot High Urban Slope

    By Mike Fabius

    The Lakehead Region Conservation Authority is responsible for slopes along the Kaministiquia River, one of the largest tributaries to Lake Superior in Canada. After arresting toe erosion for a mile o

    Jan 1, 2006

  • DFI
    Foundations Of The 'Kö-Galerie' In Düsseldorf Using Top/Down Building Technologies

    By P. Arz

    With a total of five basement levels, ground floor and a further six levels above grade, construction of the Kö-Galerie building, on the Königsallee, in the centre of Düsseldorf, was completed with al

    Jan 1, 1989

  • DFI
    A Historic Capitol And A Deep Excavation

    By Richard F. Sliwoski

    The Virginia State Capitol was designed by Thomas Jefferson and constructed in 1785. The Capitol is of great historic and architectural significance to not only the Commonwealth of Virginia but to the

    Jan 1, 2006

  • DFI
    Single-Head Large Diameter Hammer Drill For Bored Piling Actualizes Large Diameter Rock Drilling And Deep Underwater Drilling Operation - Synopsis

    By J. Nakayama

    Down-the-hole hammer is commonly recognized as the most powerful drilling equipment for weathered to fresh rock formation including boulders. However, its drilling diameter is restricted by reasons of

    Jan 1, 1996

  • DFI
    Driven Piles In Glacial Deposits Exhibiting Time Dependent Capacity

    By Upendra L. Karna

    The pile capacity gain with time evaluated and implemented for the construction of the Route 21 Viaduct in Newark, NJ, U.S.A is discussed in this paper. The project consisted of the replacement of mor

    Jan 1, 2006

  • DFI
    Lateral Pile Load Testing Under Cyclic Loads

    By Dan Brown

    This paper presents a case study of a cyclic lateral pile load testing program performed on two 18-in square prestressed concrete piles (PSC) in Savannah, Georgia. The load test program was developed

    Jan 1, 2003

  • DFI
    Nature And Functions Of A Geotechnical Consulting Firm ? Synopsis

    By D. V. Roberts

    Approximately 800 private consulting engineering firms in America specialize in geotechnical engineering. The gross income from these firms totals about $500 to $600 million per year. Sixty-five to se

    Jan 1, 2010

  • DFI
    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

  • DFI
    Overcoming the Challenges Endured by the Quality Assurance and Quality Control Teams during the Construction of a Deep Cutoff Wall in East Alton, Illinois

    By Raffaella Granata, Wesley Schmutzler, Matteo Bertoni

    "The Lower Wood River Levee system, at the confluence of the Wood River Creek and the Mississippi River, in East Alton, Illinois, has been plagued with underground seepage and, in 2010, remediation wa

    Jan 1, 2017

  • DFI
    Deep and Shallow Soil Mixing for the SR-83/US-331 Choctawhatchee Bay Bridge Project in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

    By Alessandro Bertero, Dylan Pearson, Wesley Schmutzler, Matteo Bertoni

    "The SR 83/US 331 highway is located in the Florida panhandle, where it connects the Walton County beaches to the I-10 corridor. The roadway is of vital importance to the economy of the area as well a

    Jan 1, 2017

  • DFI
    Mobilised Shear Strength on the Failure Surface of 2D Belled Anchor Model Piles under Uplift in Cohesionless Soil

    By Tanaya Deb, Sujit Kumar Pal

    "Experimental investigations are carried out on failure pattern around 2D models of belled anchor piles in dry sand bed of density 15.60 kN/m3 under uplift. The models are having thickness ratio (Ts/T

    Jan 1, 2015

  • DFI
    Designed, PDA Assisted Load Tested, And Constructed Pile Foundation Provides An Economical Foundation Solution - A Case History

    By Gregory A. Stephan

    A case history of design, prediction, probe pile driving, and construction of a pile foundation for Building 3 of Waterside at Bay Beach Condominiums located in Fort Myers Beach, southwest Florida, is

    Jan 1, 2003

  • DFI
    Large Diameter Steel Pipe Piles Running Under Self Weight In Soft Clay ' Predicted Vs. Observed Behavior ' Richmond San Rafael Bridge Seismic Retrofit

    By A. R. Dover

    The Richmond San Rafael Bridge (Figure 1) is a 4.3 mile long major toll bridge span across northern San Francisco Bay. Tutor-Saliba/Koch/Tidewater (TSKT) conducted a comprehensive seismic retrofit, wh

    Jan 1, 2006

  • DFI
    Installation And Performance Characteristics Of High Capacity Helical Piles In Cohesive Soils

    By Mohammed Sakr

    This paper presents the results of a full-scale axial compression and tension (uplift) testing program executed on large-capacity helical piles installed in very stiff to very hard clay till soils (i.

    Jan 1, 2012

  • DFI
    Driven Piles

    By S. Merjan

    Three papers were presented for discussion at the conference: 1) Instrumented driven steel tube piles at Canary Wharf; author: A. R. Gaba, United Kingdom. The author described the Canary Wharf

    Jan 1, 1991

  • DFI
    Value Engineering of Reinforcement used in Large Diameter Drilled Shafts

    By Shahid Islam, Lucian Bogdan

    Deep and large diameter drilled shafts use mostly bundles of Grade 60 (415 MPa) reinforcing bars as longitudinal reinforcement with rebar splices to make it longer. Lower Grade steel requires large nu

    Jan 1, 2018