...Matthew R. Glisson; Theresa Engler The article introduces the first two EFFC/DFI Sustainability Guides, developed by the Deep Foundations Institute ( DFI ) and the European Federation of Foundation Contractors ( EFFC ), to help geotechnical companies align with the UN Sustainable Development...

... in Table 1 . Current industry practice for pile cropping led the foundation specialist to propose a novel technique used in a previous project, where the location of the works behind a railway station wall did not allow for pile breaking. In that project, the piles were installed through permanent steel...

...Jonathan Esser, MEng, CEng, MICE; Richard Lethbridge, BEng, CGeol Electrification of the Great Western railway between London and south Wales in the UK required the design and installation of 13 000 individual foundations for overhead line equipment along 650 km of live railway tracks. A key design...

...Jiangyu Cui; Si Shen, CEng, MICE The Suzhou Taihu New City major underground space development was one of the largest and most complex foundation projects in China. It had a footprint area of 93 000 m² with a depth of 18 m into soft ground. The complexity was increased further by its...

... in temporary construction conditions. airports diaphragm & in situ walls foundations A bottom-up sequence was applied to the central area because of the shape of the excavation and where large clear excavated construction areas were desirable to complete multiple construction activities...

...Harry Poulos, BE, PhD, DSc, Eng, AM, FAA, FTSE High-rise buildings are usually founded on some form of piled foundation subject to a combination of vertical, lateral and overturning forces. However, conventional methods for assessing stability may not be adequate when designing such foundations...

... below. The sewer diversions were carried out in late 2006 before starting construction on the new foundations. The work involved construction of a vertical shaft between the two sewers and decommissioning the length of the Irongate sewer over the plan area of Heron Tower. The development...

... 2010 environment foundations procurement Ngong Ping village on Lantau Island is an important tourist centre in Hong Kong. Despite being an hour by bus from Tung Chung new town next to Hong Kong International airport, visitor numbers had reached around 1 million each year by the late...

... foundation in the local carbonate soils and rock. Geotechnical investigations are outlined, along with how the effect of the proposed tower on neighbouring structures, single-pile response and impact of cyclic degradation were assessed. A description of the numerical analyses used to evaluate the overall...

...Harry Poulos, DSc Eng, FAA, FTSE Forensic geotechnical engineering is gaining increasing importance in many countries where foundation failures may lead to litigation and even criminal action. This paper sets out a framework for forensic geotechnical assessments of foundation failures, involving...

... their maximum or ‘rated’ output at wind speeds of 15 m/s and above. In practice, site selection requires a balance to be struck between high average wind speeds and very high peak gust speeds. © 2005 Thomas Telford Ltd 2005 foundations offshore engineering power stations (non-fossil fuel) From...

..., stage and audience. Fig. 4. Longitudinal cross section (a) and plan (b) of main auditorium, which has up to 1852 seats buildings structure & design foundations steel structures The new Wales Millennium Centre is the realisation of Wales's cultural excellence and valuable...

... Thomas Telford Ltd 2003 bridges, cables & tendons concrete structures dynamics foundations piles & piling risk & probability analysis river engineering safety & hazards In recent years pedestrians found crossing the Thames between Charing Cross station and the South Bank...

... in particular, such piles are a quick, quiet and cost-effective method of supporting ever-taller buildings and structures. But, unlike the shallower footings of old, today's deep foundations are almost impossible to remove when the building reaches the end of its life and the site needs to be redeveloped...

... ELEMENTS METHODS STRESS DISTRIBUTION MEMBERS SKEW STRUTS POST TENSIONED FOUNDATIONS RESISTANCE LOADS HYBRID MOTORWAYS BRNO VIENNA RAJHRAD CZECH REPUBLIC EUROPE Proc. Instn Civ. Engrs, Civ. Engng, 1999, 132, Nov., 156-165 Paper 11924 Arch bridge crossing the Brno Vienna...

... by the need to provide foundations for a New Parliamentary Building above the station, which required lowering the District and Circle Line tracks by 300 mm. The control of ground movements was also of paramount importance since one of the world's most famous landmarks—Big Ben clock tower—is within 30 m...

... elements of the bridge and discusses, in particular, the measures taken to avoid plate buckling and to control concrete foundation temperatures. In 1992 the Hulme city challenge was launched with the aim of regenerating the Hulme area of southern Manchester, which had become associated with poor housing...

...R G R TAPPIN; J VAN DUIVEDIJK; M HAQUE © Thomas Telford and ICE 1998 HIGH POINT RENDEL DELFT TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY HASKONING CONSULTING BANGLADESH CONSULTANTS RPT RENDEL BRIDGES DESIGN CONSTRUCTION RIVERS COUNTRIES DEVELOPING TRAINING BRAIDED FOUNDATIONS ALLUVIAL FLOOD...

... andbuilder works The government works department responsible the building services THOMSONAND OAKERVEE the fihut works the communication systems. Inthe went the termind buildingwas contract- ed quite differently with a foundations coniract a superstructure contract the building services contract over 20...

... was supported on a conventional sleeper-and-concrete foundation on top of gravel capping and limestone sub-base. The anticipated movement of the structure in the construction phase was calculated to be less than 10 mm and this was absorbed within the tolerances of the proprietary support system. While...