Investigation and Modeling of Soil-Structure Interface Properties
An investigation of some techniques suggested to reduce friction at the soil-structure interface, for example plastic sheet on sand, is presented, and a model proposed for characterizing...
Settlement of Strip Foundations on Regularly Jointed Rock Masses
The analysis of a long, rigid strip foundation resting on the surface of a regularly jointed rock mass is presented. Two models of the overall rock mass are investigated; one in which...
Effect of Site Soil Properties on Seismic SSI Response of Embedded Structures
In a series of two-dimensional soil-structure interaction (SSI) analyses, seismic responses, including the SSI effect of a deeply embedded reactor building of a standard plant in different...
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...
Performance of High Capacity Caissons Founded on Decomposed Rock
The results of six load tests on large diameter caissons founded on decomposed rock are presented and analyzed. The caissons ranged from 1.5 m to 2.5 m in diameter and were 20 m to 23...
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...
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...
Performance of Different Retention Systems in Similar Soils
Performance behaviour of three deep braced excavations in a similar soil profile, in the Chicago area is described. At each site, different bracing systems were utilized. Methods used...
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...
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...
Response of Concrete Island Drilling System to Ice Impact Loading
The lateral stability and load/deformation characteristics of the Concrete Island Drilling System structure under ice impact loading conditions were studied. The 300-foot-square (91.5-meter...
Thoughts on the History and Current Practice of Foundation Engineering in North America
With the publication of 'Erdbaumechanik' in 1925, the behavior of soils was explained in terms of numerical physical properties and the principles of what became...
Reliability in Foundation Engineering Practice
The value and use of reliability concepts in foundation engineering practice are explored, with a focus on two complementary approaches. In the first, macroscopic and action-oriented,...
Sulfated Polysaccharides from Marine Invertebrates
The authors Laboratory is involved in the chemical and structural determination of sulfated polysaccharides from different sources. The main purpose of such studies is to compare these...
Presented in 3-D
Stone & Webster started development in 1985 on a mainframe based computer system that provides the capability to integrate all plant information into a single integrated plant...
Structural Materials
This volume of Structural Materials contains papers from 12 sessions of the 7th Structures Congress held in San Francisco on May 1-5, 1989. The sessions cover a very broad range of topics...
Constraint Based Design from Research into the Classroom
Design is constraint oriented; much of the design process involves the recognition, formulation and satisfaction of constraints. Constraints are continually being added, deleted and modified...
Computer Networking Needs in Engineering Technology
This paper deals with the planning and implementation of a local area network at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in the new $13 million Engineering Technology and Applied Science...
Ozonation of a Biorefractory Organic Compound
This study involved determination of the degradation of chlorendic acid due to ozonation, possible biodegradation of the resultant products, and possible toxicity of the resultant products....
Using Borosilicate Glass as a HLW Storage Medium
There is growing concern over the quality of present high level waste management techniques. Instances of nuclear accidents and contamination at nuclear waste sites in the United States...
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