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The Burj Khalifa is founded on pile supported raft foundation consisting of 194 bored-in-situ piles or drilled shafts as we commonly call them in the US with a 12 foot thick mat. The piles were […]

ADSC Foundation Drilling Magazine - November/December 2014
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November – December 2014 Foundation Drilling Magazine

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