Negative skin friction (NSF) is an important phenomenon in geotechnical engineering, referring to the additional axial drag imposed on piles as a result of differential soil movement relative to the ...

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

(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) EINPresswire/ -- DFI Piling, a global leader in deep foundation solutions headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, today announced that it has acquired Tecnitork, a Brazilian ...

PierTech Systems has launched the Heli Max Grouted Pile, a patented hybrid foundation system designed to increase load capacity, improve efficiency, and reduce noise and vibration during installation.

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 ...