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<p>Tapered driven piles have been the deep foundation of choice ever since construction of and at the well-known John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFKIA) in New York City began in the late 1940s. Timber piles were used primarily for many decades but various ...
Reference: Fifth International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, New York April 13-17
The analysis results suggest that the set-up was due to a stiffening of the soil and not to increase of shaft resistance. The following effective stress soil parameters were established for the two test piles, Piles 2 and 3: beta-coefficient equal to 0.4 and ...
Reference: "Specialty Conference on Performance Confirmation of Constructed Geotechnical Facilities, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, ASCE"