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  • DFI
    Deep Mixing Field Trials for Land Remediation: Some 3-Year Results from the SMiRT Project

    By Ziyad Abunada, David O’Connor, Fei Jin, Abir Al-Tabbaa

    "In-situ remediation of contaminated land with deep mixing can enable a multi-technique remedial strategy on the same site combining low permeability barriers, permeable reactive barriers, stabilisati

    Jan 1, 2015

  • DFI
    The Power of Committee Research: The DFI Rock Socket Project

    By Anne Lemnitzer

    Experimental data are the cornerstone of scientific research, providing empirical evidence to validate hypotheses, test theories, inform decision-making and help develop innovative design and analysis

    Nov 1, 2023

  • DFI
    Excavation Techniques For Underground Drinking Water Pipe Line With Micro Piles As A Special Application

    By Andhra Pradesh, Nagarajkumar B. V

    As a part of Mumbai City Mega Drinking Water Project at Amar Mahal Tunnel-1 Ghatkopar East Mumbai, drinking water tunnels were proposed by MCGM from Amar Mahal to Trombay reservoirs, Amar Mahal to Wad

    Sep 1, 2022

  • DFI
    Hammer-Grout Piles At The Bronx-Whitestone Bridge

    By Ameir Altaee

    Unconventional means and methods were utilized to install over 650 contractor-designed micro-piles for the replacement of the Bronx approach to the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge in New York City. The metho

    Jan 1, 2010

  • DFI
    A Collaborative Approach To The Design And Delivery Of The Most Heavily Loaded Piles Ever Constructed In The Uk

    By Morris J. D, Baldwin Z., Wiltcher P. M

    21 Moorfields is an oversite development in central London spanning Moorgate tube station. It required the installation of both the highest loaded bearing piles and the highest top loaded static pile

  • DFI
    Design, Construction And Applications Of Auger Piling System For Earth Retention And Underpinning Of Structures

    By A. A. Gupte

    Auger piling system which was developed in the United States in the 1940's is gaining acceptance in many parts of the world. Although primarily used to support foundations, the system is very use

    Jan 1, 1989

  • DFI
    Piling In Coal Measures At The City Of Manchester Stadium For The Commonwealth Games 2002

    By Colin Curtis

    The City of Manchester is hosting the 2002 Commonwealth Games. A world class Stadium with a 38,000 capacity was commissioned for a site located close to the City Centre. The Stadium location is in an

    Jan 1, 2002

  • DFI
    The Use of Advanced Electronic Features in Foundation Equipment Help or Hype for the User?

    By Manfred Schoepf

    "Construction projects using the most advanced technologies and organizational structures demand intelligent construction machinery. In this process, automation technology plays an increasingly import

    Jan 1, 2015

  • DFI
    Ground Improvement By Jet Grouting For A Natural Gas Combined Cycle Power Plant In Turkey

    By Alp Gokalp

    The aim of this article is to present an application of jet grouting technique in stiff clays for foundations of the natural gas combined cycle power plant, under construction in Aliaga, Turkey. The p

    Jan 1, 2002

  • DFI
    Case Study Of Three Bidirectional Static Load Tests For Bored Piles At Sabana Costa Rica

    By Mauricio Coto

    Three bidirectional static load tests (BDSLT) were executed on bored concrete piles, as part of the permanent foundations for two buildings sites located at the Sabana, San Jose, Costa Rica, separated

  • DFI
    Pile Foundation, Retaining Structures For Deep Excavation And Anti-Buoyancy Anchors In Shanghai Soft Soils

    By Sun Gengsheng

    Geotechnical properties of soils, usual types of pile foundations, pile capacity, calculation of settlements of pile foundations, usual types of retaining structures for deep excavation, stability ana

    Jan 1, 1991

  • DFI
    Prevention Of Landslides With Rows Of Pressed-in Pipe Piles On Steep Slope

    By Takefumi Takuma, Masashi Nagano, Koji Kajino

    As part of the construction of a multi-span pre-stressed concrete girder bridge for Japan’s new high speed rail line, landslide preventive piles were installed on the flank of a steep slope. The rotar

  • DFI
    Woodrow Wilson Bridge Cofferdams

    By Roderic A. Ellman

    The new Woodrow Wilson Bridge (WWB) will replace the existing bridge over the Potomac River to connect Alexandria, Virginia to Prince Georges County, Maryland. The new WWB will extend approximately 1.

    Jan 1, 2005

  • DFI
    Assessment Of Safe Load On Piles Using Indian Standard Codeprivate ? Synopsis

    By Shenbaga R. Kaniraj

    The pile loading tests are generally conducted to assess the safe load on piles in compression. In the Indian practice, the safe load is determined using the pile loading test data and the two criteri

    Jan 1, 1996

  • DFI
    Diplomacy And Innovation: Octakong And The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Project

    By David White

    When finished (projected completion in 2016) the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Project will comprise three cable-stayed span bridges and a 4.15 mile immersed tube tunnel - linking Hong Kong to Macau a

  • DFI
    Stone Columns At Trenton Water Treatment Facility - Suitable Alternative To Remove And Replace For Mat Foundation

    By Darrell Wilder

    The Trenton Water Treatment Facility in Trenton, New Jersey, is expanding to upgrade existing facilities and to meet the increasing demands of the public. The facility sits uncomfortably between the

    Jan 1, 2008

  • DFI
    Soil Mixing Treatment of Marginal Soil for Railway Construction and Maintenance (8f2b4a54-c8f3-43f2-a476-24a3cd46424e)

    By Charles M. Wilk

    "Mass stabilization involves mixing binding agents into marginal or contaminated soil to improve the subject material’s physical and/or chemical properties. This paper concentrates on the principles o

    Jan 1, 2015

  • DFI
    Geotechnical Monitoring Of Deep Shoring Adjacent To Train Infrastructure

    By Jakub Szary

    Excavation and shoring adjacent to the above-grade Gilmore train station and elevated guideway was undertaken in 2019. A perimeter secant pile cut-off wall was constructed to a depth 37 m (121 ft) bel

    Sep 1, 2022

  • DFI
    Design Of The Marine Foundations For The Skyway Project Of The San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge

    By Gerry Houlahan

    The east span of the 3.5 km long SF-Oakland Bay Bridge is supported by different types of foundations along its span. Starting from the west, its first 460 m section comprising twin concrete box-girde

    Jan 1, 2013

  • DFI
    Drilled Shaft In Strong Rock-Design, Validation, And Construction Of The Beauharnois Canal Bridge, Autoroute 30 Montréal

    By Ivan Hee

    The 2.5km long bridge over the Beauharnois Canal and St. Lawrence Seaway is a major structure in the new Autoroute 30 project near Montreal. Foundations for the bridge consist of footings on bedrock,

    Jan 1, 2011