Strengths and Weaknesses of Shallow Water Equations in Steep Open Channel Flow
The paper evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of shallow water equations in steep open channel flow. These equations, 1) St. Venant equations, 2) steep slope shallow water equations...
Bearing Capacity of Soils
Technical Engineering and Design Guides, as adapted from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, No. 7 This U.S. Army Corps of Engineers engineering manual...
Vertical and Horizontal Deformations of Foundations and Embankments
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The Key is Constructability
Construction generally involves the collective efforts of owners, designers, contractors and suppliers. During the design phase, the engineer should be mindful of such critical elements...
Excellent communication skills required for Engineering Managers
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Space-Frame Pyramid
The world's largest space frame pyramid, completed at California State University in Long Beach in late 1994, proved to be a lighter weight and more economical alternative...
Jet Grouting Gains
Jet grouting, a soil stabilization technology developed in Europe, was introduced in the U.S. in the early 1980s. Due, in part, to the use of inappropriate equipment, jet grouting got...
Short Aggregate Piers Defeat Poor Soils
A short aggregate pier system, developed to provide an economical alternative to the overexcavation/replacement technique, has been used used since 1988 to control settlement of structures...
DSM Saves the Dam
The Miami Conservancy District built five flood control dams after the catastrophic flood of 1913 in Dayton, Ohio. Lockington Dam was one of these five hydraulic fill structures. The Ohio...
Settlement Analysis
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Manual, Settlement Analysis, presents guidelines for calculation of vertical displacements and settlement of soil under shallow foundations. As soil is...
Geosynthetics in Dam Rehabilitation
In the first part of this paper, a review of the various types of geosynthetics is presented and it is indicated that all types of geosynthetics have been or can be used in dams to perform...
Fast Foundation for Soft Clay
This article describes the detailed foundation work and high-capacity piling design for a flue gas desulfurization (FGD) retrofit system for the Lambton Generation Station in Ontario,...
Banking on a Bridge
Completing the geotechnical design for the approach embankments and foundations for the Charter Oak Bridge, which crosses the Connecticut River between Hartford and East Hartford, Conn.,...
Modeling Bridge Abutment Stiffness for the Meloland Road Overcrossing
A simplified equivalent spring model representing the dynamic stiffness of a highway bridge abutment system is developed for use in seismic response studies. It is based on linear elastic...
Dynamic Soil-Foundation Interaction at the Meloland Road Overcrossing
Forced vibration tests, using a hydraulic ram device, were conducted on the Meloland Road Overcrossing (MRO) bridge over Interstate 8 near El Centro, California. Dynamic response data...
Seismic Analysis of Meloland Road Overcrossing Using Calibrated Structural and Foundation Models
A detailed seismic analysis of the Meloland Road Overcrossing is being implemented to study the response of this bridge during the 1979 Imperial Valley Earthquake. This analysis is based...
Predicting Turbine-Generator Foundation Vibrations
Two of the major considerations in the design of large turbine-generator foundations are to maintain the proper shaft alignment and to limit the vibration of the machine during operation....
Rock Structure in Relation to Concrete Dams on Granite
Granite is often considered to provide an excellent foundation for a concrete dam and a great many dams are thus founded on granitic rocks. Although granitic rocks lack the bedding of...
Three-Dimensional Stability Analysis of Carpenter Dam
This paper describes the three-dimensional stability analysis of Carpenter Dam. The presence of keyed construction joints between dam monoliths at Carpenter Dam can significantly affect...
Some Considerations for Remedial Grouting for Seepage Control
The inadequate performance of grout curtains and the consequent need for remedial and supplementary grouting of dam foundations probably arises, in essentially all cases, from a combination...
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