Drilled Piers and Caissons II
Drilled piers or caissons, also called drilled shafts or bored piles, have long been a very cost effective foundation solution for many soil profile and load situations. A distinct advantage...
Regulatory Reform in Alaska: An Oil Industry Perspective
The State of Alaska recently implemented regulatory reform procedures to streamline the permitting process and ease the regulatory burden on the regulated community, as well as the burden...
The Bowhead Whale and Offshore Petroleum Operations in the Arctic
Eskimos, environmentalist groups, and government agencies have stated their concerns about possible effects on the bowhead from offshore petroleum operations. These concerns fall into...
Splitting Common-Pool Offshore Oil & Gas Revenues
The Department of Interior (DOI) and several coastal states are currently at odds over an issue with enormous financial stakes as well as far-reaching implications in federal/state relations....
Permitting for Oil and Gas Activities in the OCS Mukluk Island?Beaufort Sea, Alaska 1983
In Alaska so little land is in private ownership that the primary means for the oil industry to obtain rights for exploration and development is through State or Federal petroleum lease...
Biological Stipulations and the Protection of Environmental Resources in the Gulf of Mexico
This paper documents the growing use of lease stipulations as an impact mitigation procedure in the Gulf of Mexico. In particular, the paper analyzes the role and effectiveness of biological...
Blind Drilling Down Under
Australia's largest blind drilled shaft is a 14 ft diameter fresh air shaft for the Agnew nickel mine 500 miles northeast of Perth. It was drilled in one pass using air-assisted...
Pile Driving Induced Settlements of a Pier Foundation
Observed High-Rise Building Response to Construction Blast Vibrations
Coastal Zone '85
Coastal Zone '85 was a multidisciplinary conference for professionals, interested citizens, and decision-makers to exchange information and views. Coastal zone management...
Drilled Holes Proposed for Sludge Fill
Causes of Channel Variations, Red River, Arkansas
Evaluation of Non-Ductile Drilled-in Expansion Bolts
This paper provides background and justification for the design of closely spaced non-ductile drilled-in expansion bolts (bolts). It describes testing used to establish allowable design...
Role of a Standard in the Production of Drilled Shafts
The preparation of drawings and documents that describe the details of the installation of drilled shafts for a project requires an up-to-date standard. The role of the standard in the...
Geotechnical Perspective?Proposed Drilled Shaft Standard
In the writer's understanding, a standard is an agreed upon manual of practice and as such, sets the level of performance and attainment considered adequate. A standard is...
ASCE Drilled Shaft Standard: University Perspective
A critique is presented of the proposed ASCE standard on drilled shafts. Areas where major work is necessary relate primarily to the shaft design sections, establishment of loads, and...
Standards and the Contractor
The International Association of Drilled Shaft Contractors have written their own standards and have cooperated with other groups in similar activities. The author gives his ideas about...
Government Agency Perspective on Standard for Drilled Shafts
Relative to the proposed ASCE standard for Design and Construction of Drilled Shafts, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) would be considered an 'owner'. However,...
Torsional Stiffness of Non-uniform and Hollow Rigid Piers Embedded in Isotropic Elastic Media
The Effects of Elevated Rock Temperature on Drilling
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