Session 01: Case Histories of Unexpected Behavior and Failure of Shallow, Deep and Other Foundations
Location
Arlington, Virginia
Date
13 Aug 2008, 5:15pm - 6:45pm
Abstract
Tapered steel piles have been used predominantly at JFKIA to provide foundation support for selected structures including “International and Domestic Air Terminals” plus heavily loaded multi-level “Parking Garages”, JFK Airtrain Elevated Guideway, JFK Terminal at Jamaica, Queens, NYC and other facilities. The historical development and comparative evaluation of tapered piles with other pile types are addressed. Results of dynamic measurements to permit evaluation of pile capacity during initial installation and at predetermined subsequent intervals to evaluate set-up (increased capacity with time) are provided. Final selected ultimate pile capacities are always confirmed by standard compression load tests illustrated by an extensive array of pile foundation case histories. Reference has also been made to a report on “Estimating Soil / Pile Set-Up” September 2003, financed by the Wisconsin Department of Highways and the Federal Highway Administration.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
6th Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 2008 Missouri University of Science and Technology, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Brusey, Walter G. and Yin, Robert, "Influence of Taper in Selecting Pile Support System or Major Structures" (2008). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 19.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/6icchge/session_01/19
Influence of Taper in Selecting Pile Support System or Major Structures
Arlington, Virginia
Tapered steel piles have been used predominantly at JFKIA to provide foundation support for selected structures including “International and Domestic Air Terminals” plus heavily loaded multi-level “Parking Garages”, JFK Airtrain Elevated Guideway, JFK Terminal at Jamaica, Queens, NYC and other facilities. The historical development and comparative evaluation of tapered piles with other pile types are addressed. Results of dynamic measurements to permit evaluation of pile capacity during initial installation and at predetermined subsequent intervals to evaluate set-up (increased capacity with time) are provided. Final selected ultimate pile capacities are always confirmed by standard compression load tests illustrated by an extensive array of pile foundation case histories. Reference has also been made to a report on “Estimating Soil / Pile Set-Up” September 2003, financed by the Wisconsin Department of Highways and the Federal Highway Administration.
