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  • DFI
    Full-Scale Field-Test Studies On Driveability And Induced Ground Vibrations Of Vibratory Driven Sheet Piles

    By K. Viking

    The vibratory characteristics of full-scale sheet piles, vibratory driven into the ground, have so far not been described systematically in detail. This paper concerns the preliminary results of a ser

    Jan 1, 2000

  • DFI
    Residual Loads Measurements in Driven Steel H-Piles

    By Reda M. Bakeer

    "Measurements obtained during load testing of two steel H-piles driven at a site in Northeastern Mississippi are discussed. The general site conditions, equipment used, testing procedures and results

    Jan 1, 2017

  • DFI
    An Overview Of Soil Mixing In The United States ? Introduction

    By Peter J. Nicholson

    Since the reintroduction of soil mixing to the United States over 10 years ago, the work installed by soil mixing technology has grown dramatically. From an annual turnover of less than ten million do

    Jan 1, 2001

  • DFI
    Lateral Earth Pressure On Lagging In Soldier Pile Wall Systems

    By Howard A. Perko

    Soldier pile and lagging is a conventional means of temporary excavation shoring. Timber lagging design has traditionally been based upon the designer's experience or empirical rules. One such me

    Jan 1, 2008

  • DFI
    Lateral Load Tests On Drilled Piers In San Diego Area Residual And Formational Soils

    By Kul Bhushan

    This paper presents the results of lateral load tests on 0.61-m to 1.27-m (24 to 50-inch) diameter drilled and cast-in-place piers in San Diego area residual/formational soils. The test piers were ins

    Jan 1, 2002

  • DFI
    Construction Of Large Underground Openings And Use Of Grouts ? Synopsis

    By E. Mongilardi

    The construction of large underground openings through cohesionless or weak cohesive soils and under the water table in particular, often requires a ground improvement to be done from the surface or a

    Jan 1, 2010

  • DFI
    I-470 Mine Remediation

    By Sheryl D. Gallagher

    The project consisted of filling an abandoned underground limestone mine to facilitate construction of a new entrance ramp to I-470 in Lee?s Summit, Missouri. Due to collapse of mined areas near the

    Jan 1, 2009

  • DFI
    Innovations in the Design and Construction of Marine Foundations

    By Robert B. Bittner

    "AbstractLarge diameter tubular piles offer significant advantages in terms of design performance and economy for major marine structures. This is particularly true for foundations of major overwater

    Jan 1, 2014

  • DFI
    Quality Control Of Augered Cast-In-Place (ACIP) And Drilled Displacement (DD) Piles ? Introduction

    By Rudolph P. Frizzi

    Quality control is essential for augered cast-in-place (ACIP) piles (also known as continuous flight auger (CFA) piles outside the United States) and drilled displacement (DD) piles since the pile is

    Jan 1, 2003

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

    By Dan A. Brown

    Outline ? Basic Concept of ACIP Piles ? Factors Affecting ACIP Pile Performance ? Applications: - Favorable Conditions - Unfavorable Conditions ? Design for Axial Loading ? Lateral Loa

    Jan 1, 2004

  • DFI
    Underpinning The Existing No. 1 Subway Line At The World Trade Center

    By Richard Crockford

    The World Trade Center (WTC) is located on the west side of Manhattan in New York City, approximately 0.5 miles north of Wall Street, and is owned and operated by the Port Authority of New York and Ne

    Jan 1, 2008

  • DFI
    Quality Control For Augered Cast-In-Place Piles In Texas And Louisiana - 1.0 Introduction

    By Timothy L. Roberts

    For many years practicing geotechnical and structural engineers in Texas and Louisiana were reluctant to include augered cast-in-place (ACIP) piles as a viable deep foundation alternate. Three primary

    Jan 1, 1998

  • DFI
    Analyzing the Load-Transfer Behavior (T-Z Curve) for Instrumented Test Piles Driven in Clayey Soil

    By Murad Y. Abu-Farsakh

    This paper presents the analyses of load-transfer (t-z) behavior of twelve prestressed concrete (PSC) instrumented test piles that were driven in different locations of Louisiana. The load transfer me

    Jan 1, 2018

  • DFI
    Reinforcement of Existing Deep Foundations with Micropiles

    By Mauricio Terceros, Martin Achmus, Freddy Lopez

    The massive use of deep foundations had a remarkable influence in the building industry in the 20th century. Piles and micropiles made possible to erect thousands of civil structures around the world,

    Jan 1, 2018

  • DFI
    Ground Improvement By Cement Grouting Combines With Pipe Piles In Bridge Construction - Summary

    By Peter White

    A bridge reconstruction project involved driving pipe piles for the new foundations. Disturbances within soil layers at depth caused sinkholes to open up within the construction site. After a near fat

    Jan 1, 1997

  • DFI
    A Case Study Supporting The Need For A Rational Method For Design And Installation Of Vibratory Driven Piles

    By Franklin M. Grynkewicz

    The subject of bearing pile performance installed by vibratory hammers has been a matter of increasing study and continued controversy. A recent case study from a major bridge replacement project is d

    Jan 1, 1991

  • DFI
    Recent Advances In Large Diameter Diaphragm Wall Shafts

    By Benoit Virollet

    Over the last 10 years the diameter of unbraced, unlined and unanchored circular shafts has grown dramatically in many parts of the world. This progress has taken place through improvements in: constr

    Jan 1, 2006

  • DFI
    Conventional Static And Rapid Load Tests On CIDH Piers At A University Of California Berkeley Site

    By Gyimah Kasali

    Rapid Load Testing was performed as part of an extensive drilled pier testing program for the University of California Berkeley Capital Improvement Program. The purpose of the program was to: (1)

    Jan 1, 2002

  • DFI
    Design And Construction Of The Rion Antirion Brdoge Foundations

    By Alain Pecker

    The choice of a design concept for a bridge foundation is guided by various factors; several of these factors are indeed of technical origin, like the environmental conditions in a broad sense, but ot

    Jan 1, 2005

  • DFI
    Effects Of Mineral And Polymer Slurries On Drilled Shafts - 1. Introduction - 1.1 History Of And Principles Of Mineral Slurries In Drilled Shaft Construction

    By Michael W. Neill, O&apos

    Drilling slurry has become an effective aid to the construction of drilled shafts in caving and/or waterbearing soils. Historically, drilling slurry made of bentonitic clay and water was first used in

    Jan 1, 1991