Lateral Loading Test of Reinforced Concrete Bored Pile in Stiff Clay and Near Slope

Simulation of Bored Pile Construction

The installation of pile foundations is complicated by an enormous number of problems. They include unseen subsurface obstacles, lack of contractor experience, and site planning. These major problems and other minor ones make it difficult for the estimator to evaluate the piling project productivity and cost. Therefore, this study is designed to assess these problems using simulation. Both pili...

Assessment of load-carrying capacity of bored pile in clay soil using different methods

It is very difficult to predict the load carrying capacity of bored piles because of the Complications that may arise such as difficult ground conditions , presence of ground water, method of boring, method of concreting, quality of concrete, expertise of the construction staff, the ground conditions and the pile geometry. Therefore the Pile design must be accompanied by in situ load testing. M...

Optimal Slope of Dramix Type Fibers in Reinforced Concrete

1. Abstract Several experimental studies proved that the standard reinforcement in concrete (rebars) could be improved by short fibers to avoid local warping and cracking. In order to restrain the reinforcing rebars from corrosion, the fibers are basically at help during the curing process of concrete. Particularly in geomechanics, or foundation engineering, where one-sided moistening is expect...

Static and Dynamic Lateral Loading of Pile Groups

Reinforced Concrete Wall Response under Uni- and Bi- Directional Loading

During an earthquake, structures are subjected to both horizontal and vertical shaking. Most structures are rather insensitive to variations in the vertical acceleration history and primary considerations are given to the impact of the horizontal shaking on the behavior of structures. In the laboratory, however, most component tests are carried out under uni-directional horizontal loading to si...