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  • DFI
    Innovative SSP Design and Construction for a Complex Soil Remediation Project

    By Matthew C. Janes, Mark C. Spence

    "A former coal gasification site next to Rock Bay in Victoria, BC, Canada required a barrier to permit dewatering and excavation of the bay and surrounding property. The adjacent property owners had s

    Jan 1, 2016

  • DFI
    Construction of a Deep Soil Mixed Cut-Off and Retaining Wall in Richmond BC

    By Keith MacKay, John Carter, David Siddle, Fernando Faminia

    "The River Green Residential development, is located in the municipality of Richmond, BC adjacent to the Fraser River. Ground conditions at the site consisted of medium to fine grained alluvial sands

    Jan 1, 2016

  • DFI
    Deep Excavation By Controlled Rock Blasting Considering Ground Condition And Nearby Structures In Ug Metro Station – A Case Study

    By P. K. Ray, Sudip Kumar Koley, Sainath M. Reddy, Devulapalli L. S Rasagna

    Bangalore Metro Rail Project- phase II is one of the technological challenging project, particularly construction of underground metro rail system. The Bengaluru city is very congested area and connec

    Sep 1, 2022

  • DFI
    Adaptive Design and Contractual Approaches to Address Geotechnical Uncertainties in a Design-Build Ground Improvement Project

    By Kalyani Devabhaktuni, Mike Minton, Mark T. Howe, Yan Zhang

    During the procurement phase of a Design-Build (DB) project, design-build contractors must often commit to a fixed price based on limited or incomplete geotechnical information. This lack of informati

    Jan 1, 2019

  • DFI
    A Seepage Control Cutoff in an Extreme Saline Environment

    By Kevin Green, Iván Contreras, Aaron Grosser, Jon Ausdemore, Rachel Leier, Amr Ragy

    "Construction of a new tailings dam was required to increase tailings storage capacity at a trona mine near Green River, Wyoming. The new dam was founded on overburden soils underlain by both fracture

    Jan 1, 2016

  • DFI
    Data Drives Herbert Hoover Dike (Hhd) Rehabilitation Efforts

    By Michael Arnold, Jignyash Manyam, Yoav Rappaport

    The USACE required construction of over 13 miles of cutoff wall at an average depth of 65 feet for the Herbert Hoover Dike (HHD). To meet project requirements, to provide quality control and make soun

    Oct 1, 2022

  • DFI
    Goethals Bridge Replacement Foundation Design Modifications Due to Field Conditions

    By John P. Turner, Mark Jen, Bobby Daita

    "The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is replacing the existing Goethals Bridge built in 1928 which is deemed to be functionally obsolete. The replacement bridge will consist of a dual cable-

    Jan 1, 2016

  • DFI
    Impact Assessment Of Excavation Induced Settlements: A Study Of Chennai Metro Phase Ii

    By Ganesh Deepak K., Anjana R. K., Dr. Kumar Pitchumani N., Rajasekharam R. M. V. M. S. S.

    The Phase 2 of Chennai Metro is being introduced in the city to ease the dependence on the existing transportation systems. Phase 2 is a combination of underground and elevated metro stretches compris

    Nov 1, 2022

  • DFI
    Data Collected and Lessons Learned from Load Test Program for ACIP Piles Supporting Highway Bridges

    By Reinaldo J. Villa, Joshua C. Adams

    The I-395/SR-836/I-95 reconstruction project is an $818-million design-build construction effort that includes construction of viaduct, segmental and signature bridges in Miami leading into Miami Beac

    Sep 8, 2021

  • DFI
    Seepage Cut-Off Wall Installation Using Cutter Soil Mixing for Herbert Hoover Dike Rehabilitation

    By Michael Arnold

    "BAUER Foundation Corp. was one of three contractors awarded with the installation of a cut-off wall at the Herbert Hoover Dike Rehabilitation project. The cut-off wall was constructed up to 84 feet d

    Jan 1, 2015

  • DFI
    Analysis of Pile Interaction under Lateral Cyclic Load in Cohesiooless Soil

    By Sudip Basack

    "The topic of pile foundation subjected to lateral cyclic load is an age-old problem confronted by Geotechnical Engineers. The environment prevalent in ocean and shorelines necessitates the piles supp

    Jan 1, 2005

  • DFI
    Deep Soil Mixing Trials at Porto Alegre Airport, Brazil

    By A. Ortigão, M. Felix, E. Falk, T. Koehler

    "Ground improvement techniques such as vibro-replacement or deep soil mixing are fairly young products in the Brazilian geotechnical market. Soft soils in this country are deep, very soft, have low se

    Jan 1, 2015

  • DFI
    Removal of the Former San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Foundation Caisson E3 by Mechanical Means and Explosives

    By Michael Gebman, Jack Gerwick

    "With the opening of the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge East Span, the former bridge and its caisson foundations are being demolished. Caisson foundations are in the path of a future shipping ch

    Jan 1, 2016

  • DFI
    A Summary of Load Test Results on Large Diameter Open-Ended Pipe Piles in Minnesota

    By Rich A. Lamb, Paul J. Axtell, Michael K. Muchard

    "Since 2010, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has performed eight full-scale compressive load tests on large-diameter pipe piles at four different project locations across the state.

    Jan 1, 2017

  • DFI
    Hybrid Excavation Support System for the Union Station Revitalization Project

    By Charles G. Crans, Naresh Gurpersaud

    "Toronto’s Union Station, a National Historic Site occupying an entire city block, is the busiest commuter rail transportation hub in Canada. An extensive project is being undertaken to revitalize Uni

    Jan 1, 2017

  • DFI
    Large Diameter Open-End Pipe Pile Driveability Analysis Including Geotechnical Friction Fatigue

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

    Large diameter open-end pipe piles are increasingly used as deep foundations to support heavy onshore and offshore structures. During the driving process, several factors such as subsurface conditions

    Jan 1, 2019

  • DFI
    Performance Of Storage Tanks Supported By Shallow & Deep Foundations

    By Akhila Manne, Prasad P. V S R

    Storage tanks are heavily loaded thin-shelled structures that exert large loads on and require large foundations to support them. They are generally very sensitive to foundation settlements as it may

    Nov 1, 2022

  • DFI
    Collaborative Value Engineering Redesign - DFI 2020

    By Martin Mcdermott, Kevin Tehansky, Robert Ross, Jeffrey Goodwin

    A foundation value engineering redesign is a collaboration between the project owner, original design team, general contractor, foundation contractor and redesign team. Without the acceptance and coll

  • DFI
    Non-Braced And Non-Anchored Diaphragm Walling In Soft Soil ? Synopsis

    By D. Y. Peng

    A Large Sub-structure with open top of S.Y.P. float line requires a 90m x 50m in plan and 13m-deep excavation in soft soil, Shanghai. The geological conditions in site are rather severe. The technolog

    Jan 1, 2010

  • DFI
    Rock Socket Piles In The Sherwood Sandstone Of Central Birmingham

    By L. J. Whitworth

    Five trial piles were constructed during the trial pile programme for the Birmingham International Convention Centre. In addition, trial piles have been tested on two other sites in central Birmingham

    Jan 1, 1989