More Resources Foundation Design and Analysis: Deep Foundations, Driven Pile Bearing Capacity (for ASD Methods) Foundation Design and Analysis: AASHTO LRFD Method Design and Construction of Driven Pile Foundations, 2016 Edition. This topic is spread out between the two volumes. Overview Engineers have always designed structures with uncertainty in mind, thus it is not permissible … Continue reading Driven Pile Design: ASD and LRFD Methods
In the previous post we looked at the various ways of computing the "bearing capacity" of the pile. We also made the case that "bearing capacity" wasn't a really accurate way of characterising the load bearing performance of a driven pile. In this post we will address both of these issues and show the most … Continue reading Driven Pile Design: Static Load Testing and Axial Settlement
More Resources Foundation Design and Analysis: Deep Foundations, Driven Pile Bearing Capacity Design and Construction of Driven Pile Foundations, 2016 Edition, Volume I covers the topics discussed in this post. Before I get into the actual estimation (and estimation is the operative word here) of axial capacity, I need to make some important observations, as … Continue reading Driven Pile Design: Axial Loads, General Considerations
Another view of Santa Fe's Vulcan 560 at work. This wasn't the ideal way to lean the hammer, but one of the things that make Vulcan hammers popular was their ability to perform when misused or mishandled. The design of driven pile foundations--the oldest form of deep foundation in use--is something that gets the short … Continue reading Driven Pile Design: Introduction and Overview
For the rest of the book, click here. The resolution of the June plenum of the CPSU Central Committee emphasizes the need, when developing and implementing new technological processes and machines, to proceed from the point that they meet the requirements of the most rational and economical use of social labor, material and monetary resources, … Continue reading Conclusion
For the rest of the book, click here. Vibratory compaction has become an important technique for soil improvement. It is interesting that at the start vibratory pile drivers were used in the early development of the technology. Vibratory pile drivers are increasingly used in industrial and hydraulic construction to compact soils. Currently, there are two … Continue reading Application of Vibratory Hammers for Soil Compaction
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