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  • DFI
    Deep Soil Mixed Wall And Jet Grouting For An Excavation Support System At The Museum Of Fine Arts In Boston, Massachusetts

    By Harry Schnabel

    A 6200 m² cement deep soil mixed (CDSM) wall was constructed for an addition to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts. The addition was located along the east side of the existing museum wi

    Jan 1, 2011

  • DFI
    Non-Conventional Practice: Recent Case Histories of the use of Vertical Buttress Piles in Deep Excavation Support

    By Tony Brunger, Abid O. Adekunte, George Munteanu, David Greentree

    A number of novel solutions have been proposed in recent years as alternatives to props and tie-backs in deep excavation support e.g. Adekunte (2008), Deschamps et. al. (2008), Adekunte et al. (2010)

    Jan 1, 2018

  • DFI
    Overview of Design and Practice of SDS Piles in China

    By Gang Guo, Zhong Liu, Yi Zhang, Jingchun Lu

    "Abstract Application of soil displacement screw pile (known as SDS pile) has been experiencing accelerated growth in Chinese deep foundation industry because of its technical advantages, environmenta

    Jan 1, 2014

  • DFI
    Installation Parameters, Pile Performance and Importance of Testing

    By Maurice Bottiau

    "Abstract When addressing the performance of deep foundations, many parameters play a role, from adequate soil investigation to performance monitoring and testing. The correct understanding of pile co

    Jan 1, 2014

  • DFI
    Mechanical Characterization of a Chemically Stabilized Soft Soil Reinforced with Fibers When Subjected to Tensile Solicitations

    By J. M. N. P. C. Teles, Venda Oliveira P. J., Correia A. A. S.

    "AbstractA laboratory work was performed to study the mechanical behavior of a Portuguese soft soil chemically stabilized with binders and reinforced with metallic fibers when subjected to tensile str

    Jan 1, 2014

  • DFI
    Foundations In The Urban Environment The Need For Unique Installation Methods - Introduction

    By James J. Cahill

    Contractor's working in an urban environment face a multitude of working conditions. There is no typical "Downtown" job site. From afar we just see the skyline, or up close a specific building. T

    Jan 1, 1991

  • DFI
    The Type Of Wharf Structure On Soft Soil With Undulating Weathered Rock Bed

    By Sun Shao Xian

    The Port of Shekou is situated at Shenzhen Bay on the east side of the Pearl River estuary. Geological condition of the site is quite complicated. On top of the sea bed, there is a layer of soft silt

    Jan 1, 1991

  • DFI
    Installation Of Augered Cast-In-Place Piles - Equipment

    ? Hollow Stem Auger ? Drill Bits ? Leads/Torque Arm ? Hydraulic Gearbox ? Hydraulic Power Unit ? Grout Pump ? Crawler Crane

    Jan 1, 2003

  • DFI
    Embankment Piles ? Introduction

    By B. B. Broms

    Embankment piles are common in the Scandinavian countries (Kjellman, 1940) and in Southeast Asia as support of fills, light structures, bridge abutments and deep excavations (Eide, 1968) as described

    Jan 1, 2010

  • DFI
    Once Again, Engineering And Contractor Tenacity Overcome Tough Geology

    By John E. Lens

    How much trouble can narrow vertical fissures in bedrock cause on a shallow bedrock site? Enough trouble so end-bearing H-piles range between 8 and 100 feet long in a single pile cap and tiebacks ran

    Jan 1, 2006

  • DFI
    Foundation Retrofit Design and Construction for the Benicia-Martinez Bridge, Martinez, California - 1998 DFI Annual Conference October 7th-9th, 1998 Seattle, Washington

    By Roy A. Imbsen

    Following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) expedited an effort to evaluate and retrofit important state-owned toll bridges to en­hance performance of

    Jan 1, 1998

  • DFI
    Design Of Augered Cast In Place (ACIP) Piles - Introduction

    By Michael McVay

    The use of augered cast-in-place piles has seen tremendous growth under commerical structures in the past twenty years. Problems with vibration, soil densification and/or heave associated with driven

    Jan 1, 1997

  • DFI
    Case History: Foundations For The New Mississippi River Bridge, St. Louis

    By Paul J. Axtell

    This case history describes the foundation design and construction for the New Mississippi River Bridge, presently under construction in St. Louis, Missouri. The 1,500 ft (457.2 m) main span of the c

    Jan 1, 2011

  • DFI
    Research Advances In Barrettes: Installation Effects And Load-Carrying Behaviour

    By Guo H. Lei

    Over the last four decades, barrettes have been ever-increasingly adopted as the foundations for tall buildings and heavy infrastructure projects all over the world. Many findings have been gained fro

    Jan 1, 2006

  • DFI
    CPT - Guided Installation Of Pressure-Grouted Displacement Piles

    By Mark M. Petersen

    As part of the addition of eight new combined cycle generating units at the Florida Power & Light Sanford Plant, 2,129 piles were to be installed. The existing plant elements were supported on driven

    Jan 1, 2002

  • DFI
    Dynamically Cast-In-Place Piles

    By John J. Vieaux

    Allowable loads on Dynamically-Cast-In-Place Piles (the Franki type) can be correlated with N values from the Standard Penetration Test. Using a constant developed by Nordlund, a conservative value fo

    Jan 1, 1984

  • DFI
    Approach To Reliability Based Design On Deep Mixing Improved Ground

    By Masaki Kitazume

    Deep mixing method, in-situ admixture stabilization technique, has been developed and adopted for on land and marine construction works in Japan. The geotechnical design procedure of the method has be

    Jan 1, 2004

  • DFI
    A Need To Reevaluate Attitudes In Engineering And Construction

    By d&apos, E. Appolonia

    A construction project is successful when all parties contributing to it are winners. It is not a success when there are winners and losers. Con­tractors, engineers, suppliers and equipment developers

    Jan 1, 1985

  • DFI
    Drilled Piers In Coastal Plain Deposits

    By J. Allan Tice

    In the past fifteen to twenty years, the use of drilled piers to support high capacities in coastal plain deposits has become more and more common. With improved construction techniques and better und

    Jan 1, 1988

  • DFI
    Bearing Capacity Of Pile By Curve-Fitting Method ? Synopsis

    By Z. Q. Zhou

    It is the first worke in design of pile foundation to determine the carring capacity of single pile, and a static loading on site is considered to be the lost derect and reliable way. All values P and

    Jan 1, 2010