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Special Bedrock Conditions and a Foundation Project in Greater Boston

by Cetin Soydemir, Haley & Aldrich Inc, United States,
John T. Humphrey, Haley & Aldrich Inc, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Foundation Engineering: Current Principles and Practices

Abstract:

In the greater Boston area the argillite bedrock and/or the overlying glacial till provide suitable support for a wide range of foundation systems, including high capacity end-bearing piles. However, locally and in an irregular manner, younger igneous dikes and sills had intruded the argillite, and hydrothermally altered it creating zones of highly decomposed, clay-like materials of soft consistency and medium plasticity. A case study is presented for a relatively heavy, pile supported cement storage facility at a site in greater Boston.

Subject Headings: Pile foundations | Pile tests | Bedrock | Penetration tests | Storage facilities | Soil strength | Shear strength | Boston | Massachusetts | United States

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