Digging for Answers (Available in Geoenvironmental Engineering Special Issue only)

by James T. Parsons, Freelance Writer; Manassas, VA,


Serial Information: Civil Engineering—ASCE, 2000, Vol. 70, Issue 6, Pg. A10-A16


Document Type: Feature article

Abstract:

Research at the six facilities that make up the National Geotechnical Experimentation Sites (NGES) has included tests on minipiles, groups of driven piles, shafts drilled in rock, and full-scale bridge piers. The tests have yielded data on soil erosion under water flow, soil densification as a means of resisting liquefaction during an earthquake, pile resistance to lateral loads, and new soil characterization techniques.

Subject Headings: Soil water | Soil liquefaction | Pile tests | Load tests | Lateral loads | Driven piles | Bridge tests

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