Contribution of Soil Freeze to Pile Capacity
In order to investigate the magnitude and rate of increase in load capacity for piles installed in clayey soils, a series of load tests were performed at various intervals of time following...
Owner and Designer Advantages Derived from Use of Construction Consultant
There are two significant ways that an experienced construction consultant can assist both the owner and the designer/engineer in obtaining an economical and practical structure. Constructibility...
Some Observations on Undrained Side Resistance of Drilled Shafts
A data base of 106 field load tests (65 in uplift and 41 in compression) is used to evaluate the undrained side resistance of drilled shaft foundations. The total stress or alpha (?) method...
New Design Method for Drilled Shafts from Common Soil and Rock Tests
A method is presented by which the compressive capacity and load-settlement characteristics of large drilled shafts can be computed from commonly executed soil and rock tests. The method...
Load Tests on Bored Friction Piles in Clay
For the first time in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., uncased bored friction piles in clay were used to support a six-story residential structure over a 60- to 75-foot (1.83 to 22.9 m)...
Skin Friction Load Test for Caissons in Residual Soils
Results of a load test on a drilled pier are presented. The test was performed to measure only skin friction of a 36 inch (0.91 m) diameter shaft without support at the end. The load test...
Full Scale Caisson Load Test for the Milwaukee Center
Top-down procedures were proposed to construct four basement levels for a major high-rise building development in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Drilled caisson foundations were the preferred means...
Drilled Shafts?A Database Approach
A database of 43 drilled shaft load tests of high quality has been developed to study parameters that affect the axial behavior of drilled shafts and methods of analysis to predict axial...
Interpretation of Load Tests and Drilled Shafts?Part 3: Lateral and Moment
Existing interpretation methods for lateral and moment load tests are reviewed critically, and a qualitative and quantitative comparison is made for selected methods. A new method is proposed...
Nondestructive Testing of Deep Foundations with Sonic Methods
Nondestructive testing and evaluation (NDT&E) of deep foundations with three sonic methods is discussed. Case history investigations described include test records from drilled...
Geophysical and Nuclear Methods for Non-Destructive Evaluation of Caissons
Non-destructive testing techniques were used to confirm the concrete integrity on the caisson foundations for the 45-story Ohio Corporate Headquarters building in Cleveland, Ohio. The...
Interpretation of Instrumented Driven Steel Pipe Piles
This paper presents the results of a series of studies on the behavior of driven close-ended steel pipe piles. Extensive field explorations and geotechnical analyses have been carried...
Pile-Drilled Caisson Combination for Foundation of High Rise Building
The analysis and evaluation of several alternatives for foundations of a high rise office building is presented, which resulted in the selection of a combination of high capacity piles...
Cost Effective Pile Foundation Supports Fast Track Paper Mill
This paper decribes the generalized subsurface conditions, pile evaluation and load test program, pile and piling contractor selection, production pile installation, and quality assurance...
Evaluation of a 50-Year Old Barge Dock on the Missouri River
The installation of a large crane on an existing barge dock on the Missouri River in Kansas City, Kansas required an evaluation of the dock system stability. The dock was constructed of...
Combination Drilled Shaft and Driven Pile Foundation for a High-Rise Building
A case history is presented which discusses the design and construction of a combination drilled shaft and driven pile foundation which supports a high-rise in San Francisco. Drilled piers,...
Performance of a Building Foundation Designed to Accommodate Large Settlements
The Eastern Airlines shuttle terminal at LaGuardia Airport in New York City is supported on spread footings founded in an incinerated refuse fill which overlies a deep deposit of slightly...
Special Bedrock Conditions and a Foundation Project in Greater Boston
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...
Long Term Performance of High Rise Mat Foundation
The vertical movement of the foundation soils for a multi-story high rise office tower was monitored during foundation excavation, tower construction and the 25-year in-service period...
Complex High-Rise Foundation Design and Construction
The substructure design and construction of a 60 story office tower in downtown Chicago is described. The presence of existing belled caissons on hardpan required use of filtered dewatering...
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