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Design And Construction Of A Support Of Excavation System For The Silver Line Subway In Boston, Abdol Hagh, Yousef Alostaz, Thomas Hennings Apr 2004

Design And Construction Of A Support Of Excavation System For The Silver Line Subway In Boston, Abdol Hagh, Yousef Alostaz, Thomas Hennings

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This paper presents three (3) case histories associated with the construction of the Support Of Excavation (SOE) system for parts of the new underground (Phase II) Silver line subway system in downtown Boston. The first case study addresses the design and construction of the cantilevered sheet piles at the Fort Point Channel. The design and construction of a drift tunnel below the Russia Wharf complex is presented as the second case history. Finally, the third case study presents the analysis and design of the support of excavation system for the construction activities at the West Cofferdam. To allow the construction …

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Construction Vibration Monitoring In The Charleston, South Carolina Area, Edward L. Hajduk, Donovan L. Ledford, William B. Wright Apr 2004

Construction Vibration Monitoring In The Charleston, South Carolina Area, Edward L. Hajduk, Donovan L. Ledford, William B. Wright

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Vibrations generated during construction often affect adjacent and surrounding buildings and disturb neighboring residents in tightly spaced urban environments. These vibrations can lead to structural damage, especially to older structures. In Charleston, South Carolina, construction vibrations are of special concern due to the tight spacing, age, construction, and historic significance of many of the city’s buildings. Of particular interest are the vibrations generated from pile driving activities. Due to the nature of the lower coastal plain soils in the Charleston, SC area, the majority of new commercial structures are being founded on driven pile foundations bearing within the underlying Cooper …

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Support Of Deep Excavation In Soft Clay: A Case History Study, Kanchan K. Sen, Yousef Alostaz, Guido Pellegrino, Abdol Hagh Apr 2004

Support Of Deep Excavation In Soft Clay: A Case History Study, Kanchan K. Sen, Yousef Alostaz, Guido Pellegrino, Abdol Hagh

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The innovative analysis, design, and construction of the temporary support of excavation (SOE) system for an underground garage will be presented in this paper. The site of the project is blanketed with a 10 to 18 feet thick layer of fill material, underlain with about 5 feet of soft organic deposits. The main soil deposit at the site consists of 65 to 90 feet deep marine clay, known as the “Boston Blue Clay”. The upper 10 to 12 feet of this clay is weathered and hardened to form a stiff crust that softens with depth. The majority of the excavation …

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Reuters Comes To Times Square, Andrew J. Ciancia, Gregory L. Biesiadecki Apr 2004

Reuters Comes To Times Square, Andrew J. Ciancia, Gregory L. Biesiadecki

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Times Square in New York City was chosen for the new Reuters Headquarters Building for its significance as the crossroads of the world. The headquarters consists of a 30-story office tower with a foundation footprint of 30,000 square feet including two subsurface levels nearly 40 feet deep for retail shops, parking and access to the Times Square subway station. This paper describes the geotechnical challenges that were faced to minimize the effects of both the construction excavation, mainly in mica schist rock, and a new permanent structure on two adjacent landmark theatres, the subway structures, and the streets and utilities …

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Excavation Of Open Pit “Zagrad” In Rijeka, Croatia, A Case History, Željko Arbanas, Branka Jardas, Meho Saša Kovačević Apr 2004

Excavation Of Open Pit “Zagrad” In Rijeka, Croatia, A Case History, Željko Arbanas, Branka Jardas, Meho Saša Kovačević

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On the location Zagrad in Rijeka, Croatia, an open pit has been designed and constructed for the purpose of building the garageaccommodation- business complex. The location of the open pit is situated in the central area of the town Rijeka, and closely surrounded by the existing accommodation buildings, a traffic line and a railway. The open pit was designed and constructed four levels below the terrain surface, adjacent to the existing buildings and a traffic line. To secure the open pit walls during excavation, a support system with the selfdrilling rock bolts for the reinforcing of the rock mass and …

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Seismic Design Of Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Walls, J. N. Mandal, H. V. K. Chaitanya, S. S. Nimbalkar Apr 2004

Seismic Design Of Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Walls, J. N. Mandal, H. V. K. Chaitanya, S. S. Nimbalkar

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In this paper, the design geogrid/geotextile reinforced retaining walls are summarized. Design of geosynthetics reinforced walls includes internal and external stability analyses. Seismic analyses also considered for design of geosynthetics reinforced walls. Many designers do not have all of the tools required to complete all of the components of the stability analysis for site conditions. Most current geosynthetics reinforced soil retaining wall design software products do not address all of the components of the stability analysis. This paper is directed towards researchers, practitioners, and regulators, and gives guidance for future research and development of codes for reinforced soil walls.

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Control Of Ground Movements For A Multi-Level-Anchored, Diaphragm Wall During Excavation, Dimitrios C. Konstantakos, Andrew J. Whittle, Carlos Regalado, Bernhard Scharner Apr 2004

Control Of Ground Movements For A Multi-Level-Anchored, Diaphragm Wall During Excavation, Dimitrios C. Konstantakos, Andrew J. Whittle, Carlos Regalado, Bernhard Scharner

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An excavation up to 23m deep for the Dana Farber research tower in the Longwood medical area of Boston, was supported by a permanent perimeter diaphragm wall extending into the underlying conglomerate and up to 6 levels of prestressed tiebacks anchored in the rock. The lateral earth support system was very successful in limiting wall deflections to less than ±15mm on each of the four sides of the excavation. However, ground surface settlements up to 65mm occurred on two sides and were attributed to ground losses that occurred when tiebacks were installed through overpressured sand layers at depths of 15-18m. …

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Back Analyses Of Anchored Retaining Structures, Pavel Žvanut, Janko Logar, Bojan Majes Apr 2004

Back Analyses Of Anchored Retaining Structures, Pavel Žvanut, Janko Logar, Bojan Majes

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Finite element step-by-step back analyses were performed on four typical instrumented test sections of several anchored, bored-pile walls, located on the Vransko - Blagovica section of the Celje - Ljubljana motorway. A sufficiently accurate numerical model was obtained in the early stages of the construction sequence, so that it was possible to predict with confidence in advance the critical stages which were encountered at the end of the construction works. The back analyses were carried out using the computer program Plaxis, assuming the simple Mohr-Coulomb constitutive relationship and a simplified geological structure. The results of these analyses were compared with …

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Geotechnical Analysis Of The Formation Of Earth Fissures At Ciudad Guzman, Jalisco, Enrique Padilla Corona Apr 2004

Geotechnical Analysis Of The Formation Of Earth Fissures At Ciudad Guzman, Jalisco, Enrique Padilla Corona

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In this work the origin and the causes of the earth fissures activation are discussed. They have appeared frequently in Ciudad Guzman (Guzman City). This city is located in a transition zone between basal rock elevations and the southeastern edge of the Graven of Zapotlan which is part of the Graven of Colima. The appearance of fissures produces damages such as: settlements and fractures in buildings, breakage and displacement of pipes for sanitary drainage, water and telephonical network, crackings and settlements in pavements, etc. Finally, four typical cases of fissure aparition and their consequences are presented. A serie of recommendation …

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Tunnelling In Alpine Fault Zones Excavation And Support Strategies, Wulf Schubert Apr 2004

Tunnelling In Alpine Fault Zones Excavation And Support Strategies, Wulf Schubert

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Tunneling through faulted rock in general is associated with stability problems, high deformations and frequently changing stress conditions. Depending on the characteristics of the fault zone, different strategies for excavation and support of the tunnel must be applied. With the increased demand in Alpine base tunnel the issue of safe and economical tunneling is increasingly important. But also in tunnels with medium overburden squeezing conditions have been observed. Strategies applied in different regions are rather controversial. Some groups try to convey, that a certain system fits to any conditions. Unfortunately tunneling through fault zones is not that easy. Extensive experience …

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Managing Sinkholes At Project Site, A Saudi Arabian Case History, Syed Faiz Ahmad Apr 2004

Managing Sinkholes At Project Site, A Saudi Arabian Case History, Syed Faiz Ahmad

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The sub-surface geology of the Project Site, in at least six out of a total of eight Zones, are characterized by presence of highly to moderately weathered and fractured Limestone formation. This is generally encountered at a depth ranging from surface to 1.50 meter. However, there is yet another dimension to this geology. A typical characteristic of this bedrock is the presence and occurrence of numerous small to large Cavities, Sinkholes and/or Limestone Solution Channels, which are often found to be filled with clay/silt/sand. A serious program was undertaken to map all these Karstic features. An extensive “Cavity Search Probing” …

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Case History Of An Open-Pit Coalmine Loaded By Artesian Water Pressure, Marta Dolezalova, Ivo Hladik, Vlasta Zemanova Apr 2004

Case History Of An Open-Pit Coalmine Loaded By Artesian Water Pressure, Marta Dolezalova, Ivo Hladik, Vlasta Zemanova

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Jiri Open-Pit Coalmine with highly productive coal measure is located in a famous and protected spa region with artesian thermal springs. A pressurized aquifer underlies the mine and the mining advance is limited by hydraulic fracturing hazard, which could result not only in flooding the mine, but also in dangerous changes of the hydro-geological conditions of the whole region. To prevent this hazard, the aquifer pressure has been reduced by flowing wells. To estimate the feasibility of the mining advance at a minimum pressure head reduction, i.e. at minimum environmental impact, an interactive procedure with numerical models calibrated according to …

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Non-Homogeneous Reinforced Earth Fill For Riverbank Stabilization, Mary Perlea Apr 2004

Non-Homogeneous Reinforced Earth Fill For Riverbank Stabilization, Mary Perlea

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The paper presents a study of backfill material for the reinforced earth used as riverbank restoration, based on two cases of stabilization with reinforced earth using geogrid type TENSAR reinforcements. The two cases are located one on Blue River in Kansas City, Missouri and the other on Delaware River in Kansas, respectively. Both projects were designed to restore the damaged riverbank due to slope failures in order to protect existing public utilities (water lines) and public roadways close to the failed riverbank, with limited space for excavation or setback the riverbank slope. Geotechnical investigation indicated very low soil strength parameters …

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Geoenvironmental Site Characterization To Treatment: Lead Contaminated Firing Range Case Study, Dimitris Dermatas, Mike Dadachov, Paul Dutko Apr 2004

Geoenvironmental Site Characterization To Treatment: Lead Contaminated Firing Range Case Study, Dimitris Dermatas, Mike Dadachov, Paul Dutko

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The methodologies employed and the results obtained during the performance of a comprehensive geoenvironmental site characterization case study are presented. The study demonstrates the need to integrate research tools from various disciplines including geotechnical, analytical and mineralogical specialties in order to develop a thorough understanding of both the nature and extent of the environmental issues associated with the site and the most viable alternatives for its remediation. Particle size distribution coupled with contaminant fractionation studies and mineralogical and micromorphological analyses were performed on the soil samples collected onsite to identify the metals present, their concentrations and the mechanisms of transformation. …

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Characterization Of Abandoned Mine Sites Beneath I-70 Via Crosshole And Sasw Seismic Wave Methods, Dennis R. Hiltunen, Richard C. Nolen-Hoeksema, Richard D. Woods Apr 2004

Characterization Of Abandoned Mine Sites Beneath I-70 Via Crosshole And Sasw Seismic Wave Methods, Dennis R. Hiltunen, Richard C. Nolen-Hoeksema, Richard D. Woods

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An approximately 2100-ft section of Interstate 70 (I-70) experienced a series of ground failures in 1994 and 1995 that were attributed to collapse of underground mine workings. Repair of the roadway consisted of construction of barrier walls of stiff grout to contain production grout pumped into the mines. Beginning in spring 1996, depressions were noted in the pavement surface over some of the grouted holes. As a consequence, a two-part investigation was initiated to determine whether the surface expressions reflect subsurface conditions that are a risk to the travel lanes and traveling public. In Phase I, Test Area Investigation, various …

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Dynamic Compaction In Assalouyeh, Iran, S. S. Yasrobi, E. Asghari Apr 2004

Dynamic Compaction In Assalouyeh, Iran, S. S. Yasrobi, E. Asghari

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Dynamic compaction used as a soil improvement method for treatment of filled material in sea in Assalouyeh, Iran. Land reclamation by filling soil performed up to depth 14m and dynamic compaction used for reduction of liquefaction potential and the settlements due to static loadings. The compaction pattern and the other parameters like applied energy, compaction phases and rest periods designed in term of the characteristics of the soil to be treated and filling material deep. Final compaction pattern revised according to the results of the compaction on trial areas. Extensive trial compactions performed to optimize the compaction process with respect …

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Large-Scale Land Reclamation And Soil Improvement For A City Expansion, Hisham T. Eid, Omar M. Alansari Apr 2004

Large-Scale Land Reclamation And Soil Improvement For A City Expansion, Hisham T. Eid, Omar M. Alansari

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This paper describes the geotechnical experience gained over the last 25 years at a 21-square kilometers waterfront development along the east coast of Doha city, Qatar. The development process involved filling a shallow bay using approximately 53 million cubic meters of calcareous sand with gravel and limestone fragments, making it one of the largest land reclamation projects in the world. The 2 to 3-meter-high filling was placed on natural seabed deposits that typically consist of a 1.0 m to 1.25 m top layer of soft plastic silt followed by an approximately 3.5 meters of loose to medium sand and an …

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Case Histories Of Jet Grouting For Canal Excavations, Saravut Jaritngam Apr 2004

Case Histories Of Jet Grouting For Canal Excavations, Saravut Jaritngam

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This paper presents a several case histories of jet grouting for the slope protection on soft soil. The design concept and the method of analysis of jet grouting, the method of adopted installation and effectiveness of jet grouting are presented and discussed. The project site of this study is located at Nakornsrithamarat province, South of Thailand. The comparison of soil properties before and after improvement by the jet grouting is presented. The jet grouted was adopted to serve as firm foundations and increases the slope stability during the construction process. Finally, it can be concluded that this case study can …

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Reinforcement Of Earth Structures With Cast-In-Place Piles In The Expanded Boreholes, Yu. Bagdasarov, A. Saurin Apr 2004

Reinforcement Of Earth Structures With Cast-In-Place Piles In The Expanded Boreholes, Yu. Bagdasarov, A. Saurin

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This given work has been dedicated to samples of the constructive layouts for simplified rigid rollers, grounds categories as per labour input of the holes to be unreeled, constructive layouts for strengthening ground constructions with cast-in-place piles in the unreeled holes (PUH). A formula for assessment of the distance between PUH is also given here as well as some results of the studies as per compacted areas of the space around piles and improving PUH ground characteristics (ρd and E).

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Non-Destructive Testing Of Piles Using The Low Strain Integrity Method, Nasser Massoudi, Wondem Teferra Apr 2004

Non-Destructive Testing Of Piles Using The Low Strain Integrity Method, Nasser Massoudi, Wondem Teferra

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Non-destructive testing of piles has gained increased acceptance for various purposes, e.g., quality control/quality assurance, verification of existing conditions, and quantification of dimensions. The correct use of this technique can greatly simplify and expedite investigation, and be economical in addressing concerns or questions on pile conditions. Equally, its incorrect use can cause controversies, delays, and/or create adverse reputation for the technology. This paper presents three case histories on the use of the low strain, pile integrity testing (PIT) for different pile types and for different reasons. In this paper, the term “pile” is used generically and implies all types of …

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A Case History Of The Use Of Geofoam For Bridge Approach Fills, Armin W. Stuedlein, Dawit Negussey, Michael Mathioudakis Apr 2004

A Case History Of The Use Of Geofoam For Bridge Approach Fills, Armin W. Stuedlein, Dawit Negussey, Michael Mathioudakis

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A new bridge replaced the Route 85 Bridge over Normans Kill Creek in Albany, NY in 2001. The old bridge was a double span steel truss bridge with pile-supported abutments and a mid pier in the creek channel. The replacement is a single span concrete girder bridge and was constructed adjacent to the old bridge to minimize the extent of realignment of the roadway centerline. The soil stratigraphy along the creek bank consists of weak and compressible lacustrine deposits. During construction of the new bridge, the old bridge had to remain in operation. EPS geofoam was used as a lightweight …

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Cases Histories And Recent Development Of The Sand Compaction Pile Method As A Countermeasure Against Liquefaction, K. Harada, H. Tsuboi, Y. Tanaka, Y. Takehara, H. Fukada Apr 2004

Cases Histories And Recent Development Of The Sand Compaction Pile Method As A Countermeasure Against Liquefaction, K. Harada, H. Tsuboi, Y. Tanaka, Y. Takehara, H. Fukada

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The Sand Compaction Pile (SCP) method is the most useful countermeasure against liquefaction in Japan. The investigation on the effectiveness of improved ground by the SCP method suffered from the past large-scale earthquakes (the 1993 Kushiro-Oki Earthquake, the 1994 Hokkaido Toho-Oki Earthquake, the 1995 Hyogo-ken Nambu Earthquake etc.) were conducted and found that the behavior of the compacted ground apparently differ from unimproved one. Especially less subsidence occurred on the compacted area compared with the unimproved area at Port Island and Rokko Island during even the 1995 Hyogo-ken Nambu (Kobe) earthquake. The conventional SCP method aims to increase the bearing …

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Micropile Foundations In Karst: Static And Dynamic Testing Variability, Jesús Gómez, Allen Cadden, O. Christopher Webster Apr 2004

Micropile Foundations In Karst: Static And Dynamic Testing Variability, Jesús Gómez, Allen Cadden, O. Christopher Webster

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Development of a major industrial facility required support of large loads from machine foundations. The site was underlain by highly variable karstic limestone conditions, which resulted in irregular depths to rock, very soft residual soil layers, and potential for voids in the rock and soil matrix. Foundation mats on micropiles were selected for support of the machines. The benefits associated with the micropiles were the speed of installation, and relative cost and schedule savings. Two load tests were performed before the start of micropile installation. One of these tests failed prematurely. A third test, performed during the initial stages of …

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Injection Consolidation Under The Piers Of The Railway Bridges For The Rehabilitation Of Line Merano-Malles, Mario Volante, Elisabetta Scattolini, Enrico Maria Pizzarotti Apr 2004

Injection Consolidation Under The Piers Of The Railway Bridges For The Rehabilitation Of Line Merano-Malles, Mario Volante, Elisabetta Scattolini, Enrico Maria Pizzarotti

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Newdesign loads onMerano-Malles Railways Line required structural and ground improvement along the whole line and particularly on a couple of XIX century masonry arch bridges near Silandro village, N-E Italy, South Tyrol region. The need tominimize downward-settlements during ground improvement operation, alongwith the target to create a controlled upward liftup of treated footings, brought our design choice toward an extremely delicate and totally monitored Multistage-Multiport Low Pressure Grouting solution, based on Manchettes - pipe technique. A Successful Design concept, Grouting details, Monitoring results are presented in this paper.

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Case History: Foundation Evaluation For The Virginia Highway 288 Project, Emad Farouz, Paul Landers, Scott Webster Apr 2004

Case History: Foundation Evaluation For The Virginia Highway 288 Project, Emad Farouz, Paul Landers, Scott Webster

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For the first time in Virginia highway construction history, a consortium of contractors, engineers, and designers proposed an expansion of the VA-288 highway around the fast-growing western half of Richmond. The design-build project was approved in December 2000 and construction began April 2001. The project includes constructing approximately 17 miles of new highway with 23 bridges and overpasses. The fast-track, design-build process requires that bridge design and construction be carefully evaluated to determine the most cost-effective approach. Figure 1 presents the Site Location Map. In keeping with the design-build process, the bridge foundations were varied depending upon the crossing’s length …

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Quality Control Of Cement Deep Soil Mixing Work For The Port Of Oakland Projects, David S. Yang, Christopher J. Coutu, Larry L. Scheibel Apr 2004

Quality Control Of Cement Deep Soil Mixing Work For The Port Of Oakland Projects, David S. Yang, Christopher J. Coutu, Larry L. Scheibel

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The Cement Deep Soil Mixing (CDSM) method is an in situ soil treatment technology that introduces and mixes cementitious materials with native soils using hollow-stem rotating shafts equipped with a cutting tool at the tip and mixing paddles above the tip. The successful use of the soil-cement produced by CDSM relies on the selection of acceptance criteria and construction quality control during the in situ soil mixing process. Two CDSM projects for the Port of Oakland are used as case examples to present the acceptance criteria set and the execution of the quality control program for the soil mixing work. …

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Site-Specific Earthquake Ground Motions For The 12th Street And 14th Street Viaducts On Route 139 In Jersey City, New Jersey, Aly M. Mohammad, Anthony S. Crincoli Apr 2004

Site-Specific Earthquake Ground Motions For The 12th Street And 14th Street Viaducts On Route 139 In Jersey City, New Jersey, Aly M. Mohammad, Anthony S. Crincoli

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The 12th and 14th Street Viaducts, which carry Route 139, are located west of the Holland Tunnel in Jersey City, New Jersey. The two viaducts, supported on pile foundations, provide access to and from the Holland Tunnel (which connects New York City and New Jersey) and are considered critical structures. The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has selected DMJM+HARRIS to perform design services including rehabilitation and seismic retrofit for the 12th Street and 14th Street Viaducts. The subsurface conditions play a major role in evaluating the structures behavior under a seismic event. At the project site, the subsurface conditions …

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Effect Of Earthquakes In Marshy Lands And Alluvial Soils: Case Histories, Saripalli Suryanarayana Apr 2004

Effect Of Earthquakes In Marshy Lands And Alluvial Soils: Case Histories, Saripalli Suryanarayana

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This paper presents a case study of the various factors effecting foundations and piling in marsy lands and alluvial soils. Various aspects regarding these types of soils are presented in context of the Indian sub-continent. Various case studies are shown and practical inferences are drawn from them on the correct methodology of piling and foundation work to be performed in marshy and alluvial soils. Also examples from recent earthquakes in Gujarat, India are analyzed. . Precautionary measures such as light structures, with no cantilever, and no highrise buildings are a preliminary step. Further the overstressing of ground need to be …

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Times Square Redevelopment: A Below Grade View, Tony D. Canale, James L. Kaufman, George J. Tamaro Apr 2004

Times Square Redevelopment: A Below Grade View, Tony D. Canale, James L. Kaufman, George J. Tamaro

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The paper describes the design and construction of the foundations for two new high-rise structures in New York City (NYC). The sites are located in the heart of Times Square, bound by 42nd Street to the north, 41st Street to the south, and Broadway to the east. Below grade, active subways and subway stations abut the sites, extending as much as 50 feet into the property. The work involved the demolition of existing structures, excavation of debris and rock to depths exceeding 30 feet below grade, bracing adjacent subway structures around the site, installing high capacity caissons immediately adjacent to …

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Nature And Properties Of Earthquake Energy And Waves And Their Contribution To Liquefaction Aspects At Adani Port During 2001 Bhuj Earth Quake, R. K. Katti, A. R. Katti Apr 2004

Nature And Properties Of Earthquake Energy And Waves And Their Contribution To Liquefaction Aspects At Adani Port During 2001 Bhuj Earth Quake, R. K. Katti, A. R. Katti

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During Bhuj earthquake of 2001, certain distinct phenomenon in coastal saturated granular deposits were observed causing extensive distress to Adani Port facilities. An attempt is made to analyse the root cause by examining nature and properties of earthquake energy, geometry of earth and the origin of energy and propagation of waves, including excess pore water pressure contributed by Pwave. Although pile raft system were less damaged due to liquefaction, the tests showed extensive loss of load capacity. These aspects are presented in this paper.

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