... under the portion of the building with the rock subgrade. A portion of the building was supported by reinforced concrete drilled pier foundations through the abandoned mine to prevent damage due to mine subsidence. The other portion of the building was supported by spread footings bearing on compacted...

... This paper presents a case history on the use of end-bearing, underreamed drilled shaft foundations installed using slurry methods to support a 21-story building in Boston, Massachusetts. Factors leading to the selection of drilled shaft foundations for the project, design criteria, results...

... This paper describes a research program targeted towards the significant potential for energy savings from improved residential building foundations design. A recent study at the University of Minnesota estimates that less than 5% of foundations in the present building stock are optimally...

... The closing of landfills has become commonplace. In many instances these closed facilities are desirable building sites because of close proximity to urban areas. Much of the subsurface investigation for foundation design parameters in landfills is more difficult and more expensive than...

... metals foundations transmission towers Robert C. Rabeler 1 Soil Corrosion Evaluation of Screw Anchors REFERENCE: Rabeler, R. C., "Soil Corrosion Evaluation of Screw Anchors," Effects of Soil Characteristics on Corrosion, A S T M S T P 1013, V. Chaker and J. D. Palmer, Eds., American Society...

... is generally difficult, and laboratory tests for determination of shear strength are also difficult for designing foundations of earth fills. In contrast, the vane shear test is a simple as well as reliable method in the hands of research workers. Five sites for reclamation of dykes and road embankments...

.... This paper discusses the principles and philosophy of the RMR System and describes its varied applications. Although originally directed to tunneling in rock, subsequent applications and extensions featured the use of the RMR System in hard rock mining, coal mining, rock slope stability, foundations in rock...

... piles by Assadeh and Davison ( Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundation Division, Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers , Vol. 96, No. SM5, Sept. 1970, pp. 1583–1603). Using the soil constants resulted in computed load-deflection curves closely approximating actual data...

... are also given. piles foundations lateral loads group action efficiency clay instrumentation William R. Cox,' David A. Dixon, ^ and Benton S. Murphy'^ Lateral-Load Tests on 25.4-mnn (1-in.) Diameter Piles in Very Soft Clay in Side-by-Side and In-Line Groups REFERENCE: Cox, W. R., Dixon, D...

... There are several analytical procedures available to predict the soil-pile interaction parameters required for the analysis of a pile-supported foundation subjected to vibratory forces. A procedure for performing a dynamic lateral field test on a single pile is presented. Results of this test...

... to assist with design of future end-bearing pile foundations. foundations pile foundations end-bearing piles field testing pile driving pile load testing downdrag pile settlement G. S. Brierley,' D. E. Thompson, ^ and C. W. Eller^ Interpreting End-Bearing Pile Load Test Results REFERENCE...

... measure on the degree of damage. Actual field measurements on damage piles are presented. field tests foundations inspection pile driving F. Rausche^ and G. G. Goble^ Determination of Pile Damage by Top Measurements REFERENCE: Rausche, F. and Goble, G. G., "Determination of Pile Damage by Top...

... piles construction drilled piers field tests foundations load testing shafts shale M. Spanovich^ and R. G. Garvin^ Field Evaluation of Caisson-Shale Interaction* REFERENCE: Spanovich, M. and Garvin, R. G., "Field Evaluation of Caisson-Shale Interaction," Behavior of Deep Foundations. ASTM STP...

... in the earlier cases led to the development of design details and construction techniques for the dispersive clay core of a 48-m-high earth-rockfill dam, and these are described. clays dams failure dispersions maintenance compaction foundations design criteria calcium oxides stabilization J. T...

..., and nuclear density and moisture-content probes. A critique of each type of instrumentation is included in the paper. Five thousand field observations show that the wellpoint technique can produce predictable consolidation settlements. consolidation dewatering foundations instruments monitors...

... The case history of how design and construction were interdependent on a project involving a 26-story apartment building over Chicago soft clay is described. A modified mat foundation solution was selected as the most economical and feasible type of foundation for the structure. Due to the high...

... Activities and interests in offshore construction are reviewed as a basis for assessing experience in such work and appropriate construction control measures. Primary emphasis is placed on foundation engineering and soil mechanics aspects and to related construction considerations. Rapid...

... A relatively economical method for performing foundation investigations in several hundred feet of water to penetrations as much as 500 ft from a floating platform has been devised. The exploration system employs drill pipe and a 2.25-in.-outside diameter thin-wall open drive sampler operated...

... The estimation of elastic settlement of a foundation requires a realistic knowledge of the modulus of deformation of the soil. It commonly is known that the modulus value of a soil may vary over wide limits, depending on the method of test and many other factors. A comprehensive evaluation...

... More complex foundations are being considered for concrete dams today than in past years. Large-scale in situ jacking tests capable of obtaining more data on rock behavior and jacking equipment which can apply total loads of 900,000 lb (408,240 kg) to 32,000,000 lb (14,515,000 kg) and measure...