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Interstate 70 Construction Through Glenwood Canyon, Colorado - Glenwood Canyon ConstructionBy Ray Schmahl
The Glenwood Canyon is a 13 mile long river gorge formed by the Colorado River approximately 2 miles East of Glenwood Springs, Colorado and approximately 150 miles West of Denver Colorado, (See Drawin
Jan 1, 1990
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Unusual Solutions To Difficult Earth Retention And Underpinning Projects ? SummaryBy Larry Rayburn
Design of cost effective engineered solutions to complex problems requires the team efforts of the owner, the designer and the specialty construction contractor. The basic ingredients of success requi
Jan 1, 1991
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Real-Scale Tests on Soil Mix ElementsBy Nicolas Denies, Gust Van Lysebetten, Bart Lameire, Jan Maertens, André Vervoort, Noël Huybrechts, Flor De Cock
"Abstract Originally developed for ground improvement works, the deep mixing method (DMM) has increasingly been applied in recent years for the realization of soil and water retaining structures and a
Jan 1, 2014
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Evolution Of Piling Design And Techniques In Mudstone At Manchester AirportBy Colin Curtis
In recent years, Manchester Airport has undergone expansion including the construction of a second runway, a new terminal building (Terminal 3) and extensions to the existing Terminal 1. Manchester is
Jan 1, 2001
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Pile Load Test Results For Highway 280 Pile Uplift Test SiteBy Douglas Brittsan
This paper presents pile tension and compression load test results for the Southern Freeway Viaduct (North) pile load test site. The testing program represents a collaboration between California Depar
Jan 1, 1993
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Design And Construction Of The Deep Stations For The Copenhagen Metro - SynopsisBy David R. Beadman
This paper discusses how modern techniques of design and construction were used to create the deep stations for the Copenhagen Metro. The deep stations are located in small squares within the city adj
Jan 1, 2000
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Quality Control Of Augered Cast-In-Place And Displacement Piles ? IntroductionBy Rudolph P. Frizzi
Quality control is essential for augered cast-in-place (ACIP) piles (also known as continuous flight auger (CFA) piles outside the United States) and augered displacement (AD) piles since the pile is
Jan 1, 2002
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Determination Of Pile Lengths Under Existing StructuresBy Mohamad Hussein
Low strain dynamic tests are performed to evaluate the structural integrity of driven or cast-in-place concrete piles. This type of testing requires minimal pile preparation, and is simply performed b
Jan 1, 1992
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The Impact Geotechnical Data Management Systems May Have on Risk Allocation for Differing Site Conditions in Construction ContractsBy Steven M. Henderson, Zachary D. Jones
The risk of allocation in construction contracts is a primary concern for all parties. For contracts involving subsurface construction the allocation of site condition risk is critical. In the past on
Jan 1, 2017
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Shaft End Bearing Capacity In Cavernous LimestoneBy Issa S. Oweis
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed primarily of calcite (calcium carbonate). In the presence of an aqueous solution of carbon dioxide (carbonic acid) bicarbonate radicals (2HCO3)- are produced t
Jan 1, 2009
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Reduction Of Local Scour Around Cylindrical Bridge Piers Using Upstream Protective PilesBy A. K. Bhattacharya
Cylindrical bridge piers are widely used and equations exist that can predict the maximum depth of local scour around such piers. Scour around piers is an undesirable phenomenon, as it requires the fo
Jan 1, 2009
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Kinematic Response Characteristics of a Piled Raft FoundationBy Ramon Varghese, A. Boominathan, Subhadeep Banerjee
Pile raft foundation system has been accepted as an economic foundation design for high rises and heavily loaded structures. Seismic response analysis of PR foundation systems involves complex pile-so
Jan 1, 2018
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Comparison of Static and Dynamic Load Tests on Bored Piles in Glacial SoilBy Matthias Baeßler, Markus Herten, Ernst Niederleithinger, Steven Georgi
"Abstract: BAW and BAM have performed a large scale comparison and calibration test on static and dynamic load capacity evaluation of bored piles in glacial sandy soil. The test was performed using ei
Jan 1, 2014
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Challenge From Foundation Engineering To China ? SynopsisBy R. L. Xu
In this paper, the author would like to point out with figures that the building industry is one of the key industrial sectors of the national economy in China. And in the coming 15 years, the output
Jan 1, 2010
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Behavior Of Step Tapered Bored Piles In Sand Under Axial LoadingBy Nabil F. Ismael
The axial capacity of step tapered bored piles in sand was examined by field tests at one site in Kuwait. Two straight piles, and two step tapered piles were load tested in compression to failure. Al
Jan 1, 2008
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Ultimate Uplift Capacity Of Single And Group Piles In Clay ? SynopsisBy B. M. Das
Several laboratory model test results for the determination of the ultimate uplift capacity of single and group metal piles embedded in near-saturated clay have been presented. Based on the uplift tes
Jan 1, 2010
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New Technologies For Quality Control Of Augered Cast-In-Place PilesBy Tracy Brettmann
In recent years the Augered Cast-In-Place (ACIP) Pile industry has seen a substantial increase in the quality control options available to Contractors, Engineers, and Owners. Quality control methods r
Jan 1, 2000
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In Situ Soil Mixing Concepts Explained; Myths Dispelled - What Is Soil Mixing?By Richard W. Hanford
The geotechnical construction industry generally considers soil mixing to be defined as an in situ ground improvement or treatment method by which a dry or wet reagent is introduced into the ground an
Jan 1, 2001
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Research on the Influencing Factors of Driving Super Long Piles in Bohai GulfBy Liu Run, Jia Zhao-lin, Yan Shu-wang
"Piles with diameter larger than 2m in engineering can be defined as large diameter pile, and piles used for oil platform foundation in Bohai Gulf, are usually over 100m long and 2m in diameter. Such
Jan 1, 2014
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Data Normalization and User Interface Design for the Nevada Department of Transportation Deep Foundation Load Test DatabaseBy Austin Metz, Kevin Stanton, Ramin Motamed
"A recent study calibrated Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) resistance factors for local soil conditions in the Las Vegas Valley. As a part of this calibration, an extensive database of drille
Jan 1, 2017