In Bell Chase, Louisiana, a huge vibratory driver/extractor manufactured by American Piledriving Equipment Inc. was used to extract 54-in diameter pipe piles 140-ft deep. The piles were part of a cofferdam for the largest pumping station in New Orleans. The contractor was a joint venture between Kiewit Corp. and Traylor Brothers Construction Inc. [Source: National Driller Foundation Report Newsletter. Image: National Driller Foundations Report]
A study by CH2M Hill commissioned by the Municipality of Anchorage found that the partially constructed open-cell sheet pile system is “not adequately designed to meet global stability and seismic displacements based on the design […]
This video for the Massena Lateral Bridge Slide from Iowa DOT shows a very nice 3D rendering of the entire accelerated bridge construction process. They are using a lateral slide method to construct the bridge […]
From the report summary: Although exploratory borings and engineering studies during design are an integral part of foundation engineering, the axial resistance of a driven pile foundation is ultimately determined by the criteria used to […]
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