Pile foundations support vital structures in regions prone to seismic activity, yet their performance in liquefiable soils remains complex and critical for safe design. Seismic shaking can induce ...

Keywords: Seismic designs. Large pile groups. Caissons. Retrofitting. Long-span bridges. Ground motions. Soil-foundation-structure interaction (SFSI). Kinematic soil-pile interaction. Linear stiffness ...

With the growing market demand for infrastructure projects and faster and more cost effective construction, the piling companies look for establishing best practice in building quality foundations for ...

Below-grade waterproofing systems can be critical features of building enclosure design, particularly when the structure has a deep foundation. As the foundation goes deeper, there is a greater ...

The falling oil prices may have caused delays and snags across the construction industry in the GCC, but nothing is going to detract from project development in the region, and stricter deadlines for ...

Piling contractors Gauteng Piling provided the foundation auger-cast piles for the latest extension to the Cresta Shopping Centre, completed in April, on the border of Northcliff and Cresta, in ...

An optimal coal pile design takes into account the site-specific (and often conflicting) needs of a new power plant early in its design — rather than using whatever land is available after the plant ...

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