Scour around Exposed Pile Foundations
Laboratory experiments were conducted to measure local scour around exposed pile groups for a variety of conditions including different spacings, different skew angles, different patterns...
Maryland SHA's Procedure for Assessing Existing Bridges for Scour Vulnerability and for Rating Unknown Foundations
The Maryland State Highway Administration developed a recommended screening procedure for rating existing bridges for Item 113, Scour Critical Bridges, in the National Bridge Inventory...
Dam Foundation Erosion Study: Pit 4 Scale Model Simulation
This paper describes the results of a sub task of the Dam Foundation Erosion Study, a cooperative research study by Reclamation, PG&E, Colorado State University, and Western Area...
Rock Foundations
This manual provides technical criteria and guidance for the design of rock foundations for civil works or other similar large military structures. It provides a minimal standard to be...
Scour Power
New prediction methods consistently calculate scour around bridge piers allowing engineers to better tailor pier design in rock and consolidated material. The leading cause of bridge failure...
Defect Detection (Available only in Geo/Environmental Special Issue)
Sonic integrity logging technology can detect flaws in deep foundations more reliably and at less cost than conventional boring techniques. These non-destructive test tools are being used...
Uncertainty in the Geologic Environment
from Theory to Practice
The state-of-the-art is presented with respect to analytical and design methods incorporating uncertainty in the geologic environment. Particular emphasis is placed on practical applications...
Singapore Showcase
A new bridge in Singapore has a unique pylon design and no piers. The deck hangs from the pylon supported by three back stays. The 100 m overpass bridge was designed for the Singapore...
The Taller the Deeper (Available only in the Geo/Environmental Special Issue)
While debate rages on about which structure holds the title of the world's tallest building, there is no dispute over which building has the deepest foundation. At 130 m below...
Design of Sheet Pile Walls
Technical Engineering and Design Guides, as adapted from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, No. 15 From foundation exploration and testing procedures...
Touchdown for O-Cell Test
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum was badly damaged by the Northridge earthquake. There was seven months to complete 3 years of work to be ready in time for football season. The project...
The Science of Water
The Foundation of Modern Hydraulics
Earthquake-Induced Movements and Seismic Remediation of Existing Foundations and Abutments
This proceedings,
Failures in Civil Engineering
Structural, Foundation and Geoenvironmental Case Studies
This special publication consists of a collection of short descriptions of failures case studies in Civil Engineering. The descriptions cover cases in structural, foundation and geoenvironmental...
Performance of Deep Foundations Under Seismic Loading
This proceedings,
So Your Home Is Built on Expansive Soils
Prepared by the Shallow Foundations Committee of the Geotechnical Division of ASCE. This report assists homeowners in understanding why expansive soils...
The Foundation for a New Approach to Implement Building Innovation
Prepared by the Partnership for Building Innovation project, which is sponsored by CERF; National Institute of Standards and Technology; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development;...
Design of Mat Foundation for Egg Shape Digesters
Two levels of ground motion, the Maximum Probable Earthquake and the Maximum Credible Earthquake, were considered in designing the 2.5 million gallon egg shape digesters and their combined...
Coupling Translation and Rocking Motions
In the design of concrete block foundations for rotating and reciprocating machines, it is important to avoid resonant conditions. Therefore, accurate determination of the frequencies...
Case Study - Performance of Diaphragm Walls During Construction; Predictions vs. Field Measurements
Rigid diaphragm walls (slurry walls) are being used more than any other earth supporting system for underground construction projects in confined downtown sites throughout the United States...
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