I have added links to the ADSC Technical Library, the ASCE Research Library, and the DFI Publications Catalog under our Geotechnical Resources section of the left sidebar. All three of these are sources for purchasing publications of interest in geotechnical engineering. The ADSC Technical Library, of course, focuses mostly on drilled foundations. The DFI Library has a variety of deep foundations related publications, including many DFI conference proceedings. The ASCE Research Library provides access to over 33,000 ASCE Journal papers and conference proceedings. They currently have conference proceedings from 1998 to present and all volumes of all 30 ASCE Journals published since 1995. ASCE is working to digitize their entire collection of journals and proceedings at the rate of about 4,000 papers per year.

Technorati : Deep Foundations, Drilled Shafts, Engineering Research, Foundation Construction, Geotechnical Engineering

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I have added Dan’s recent paper from the Geo-Institute’s GeoDenver 2007 meeting to the site. This paper is on high performance concrete in drilled shaft construction and was written with Dr. Anton Schindler of Auburn University. Problems associated with concrete in drilled shafts are discussed, including workability of concrete and congested reinforcing cages. Several case histories are presented.

Brown, D.A. and Schindler, A., 2007. “High Performance Concrete and Drilled Shaft Construction”, Geotechnical Special Publication No. 158, Geo-institute GeoDenver 2007 Conference.

Technorati : Case History, Concrete, Deep Foundations, Drilled Shafts, Engineering Research, Foundation Construction, Foundations, Geotechnical Engineering, Self-Consolidating Concrete

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We have added links to Pile Dynamics, Inc. and to the web site for the 8th International Conference on the Application of Stress Wave Theory to Piles, or Stress Wave 2008. Pile Dynamics, Inc. provides testing and monitoring systems for deep foundation construction and testing. Their sister company, GRL Engineers, Inc., provides deep foundation testing, analysis, and consulting services. They have a technical library of papers by members of their firms, including many on driven pile foundations.

Technorati : Deep Foundations, Driven Piles, Foundations, Geotechnical Engineering

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We have added some new features to the links on the left side of our page. One of these is a list of links to some upcoming conferences, meetings, and short courses of interest in the geotechnical engineering / deep foundations field. We also have a list of Dan’s upcoming speaking appearances on the left just below his photo.

I am trying to work on several other things, including our Projects page. We plan to have information and links to ongoing projects we are working on as well as project summaries of completed projects.

Technorati : Deep Foundations, Geotechnical Engineering

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We have added an RSS feed from the Biloxi Bay Bridge web site linked to the construction updates. It will take you directly to the latest construction update on the bridge site. We’ll have feeds to project websites and others of interest at the bottom of the left side bar.

Technorati : Bridge Foundations, Driven Piles, Foundations, Geotechnical Engineering

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We have established a link to another on-line resource for geotechnical engineers. The site includes the Geotechnical Virtual Library, the Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, and The Internet Geotechnical Engineering Magazine. The Library includes links to research libraries, university libraries, geotechnical consulting firms, and other resources. The Magazine has some interesting areas, including a Geotechnical Hall of Fame.

We plan to add other resource links as we find them or they find us!

Robert

Technorati : Enginering Research, Foundations, Geotechnical Engineering, Technical Journal

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Two papers from this year have been added. Posts from 2005 are here, 2004 are here, and before 2004 are here.

Brown, D.A., Thompson, W.R., and Nichols, S., 2006. “Performance Specifications for Drilled Piles,” Proc. of 10th International Conference on Deep Foundations, Amsterdam.

Dapp, S., Muchard, M., and Brown, D., 2006. “Experiences with Base Grouted Drilled Shafts in the Southeastern United States,” Proc. of 10th International Conference on Deep Foundations, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Technorati : Bridge Foundations, Continuous Flight Auger Piles, Deep Foundations, Drilled Displacement Piles, Drilled Piles, Drilled Shafts, Foundation Construction, Post-grouted Drilled Shafts, Specifications, Tip-grout

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These papers from 2005 have been added. Recent posts from 2004 are here. Recent posts from 2006 are here.

Brown, D.A., 2005. “Practical Considerations in the Selection and Use of Continuous Flight Auger and Drilled Displacement Piles,” Geotechnical Special Publication No. 132, ASCE, pp. 1-11.

Brown, D.A. and Schindler, A., 2005. “The Use of Self-Consolidating Concrete for Drilled Shaft Construction: Preliminary Observations from the Lumber River Bridge Field Trials,” Proceedings of the ADSC GEO3 QA/QC Conference, Dallas, TX.

Kitchens, L., Thompson, W.R., and Housley, S.A., 2005. “Case History: Utilizing Load Test Data to Value Engineer Drilled Shaft Foundations,” Proc. of ADSC GEO3 QA/QC Conference, Dallas, TX.

Technorati : Case History, Concrete, Continuous Flight Auger Piles, Deep Foundations, Drilled Displacement Piles, Drilled Shafts, Foundation Construction, Load Test, Self-Consolidating Concrete

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These papers from 2004 have been added to our library. Papers from 2005 are here, 2006 are here.

Brown, D.A., 2004. “Recipe for Success with Drilled Shaft Concrete,” Foundation Drilling Magazine, Nov., pp. 16-24.

Brown, D.A., 2004. “Zen and the Art of Drilled Shaft Construction: The Pursuit of Quality,”Invited keynote lecture and paper, Geotechnical Special Publication No. 124, ASCE, pp. 19-33. Geo-Institute International Conference on Drilled Foundations, Orlando.

Technorati : Concrete, Deep Foundations, Drilled Shafts, Foundation Construction

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