Beschreibung
This book contains select proceedings of the 10th annual conference of Deep Foundations Institute of India, DFI India, 2021. It presents papers on 1) Geotechnical Investigation, Testing, Instrumentation, Monitoring, and Quality Management, 2) Ground Improvement Techniques, 3) Piling and Deep Foundation Techniques, 4) Earth Retention and Deep Excavation Support, 5) Research, Experimental and Numerical Methods in Deep Foundations and Deep Excavation Technologies, and 6) Safe and Efficient Geo-Construction. This book has seventeen articles, each with a specific field application value. The probabilistic approach in evaluating the field data, namely SPT N and pressure meter modulus for arriving at the geotechnical design parameters, multiphase site investigation program for complex underground construction activity, the safety of working platforms in foundation construction projects, usage of liner piles to support the reaction platform for static loading tests for piles, choice of foundation system for three bridges, emphasis on the importance of selecting an appropriate foundation system for the safe and timely completion of the project, challenges in deep excavations, constructions in confined spaces, groundwater level variations, and their influence on tunneling have been discussed. The usefulness of numerical analysis in the design of deep excavations and ground improvement projects is highlighted. The articles covered in this book are of immense value to professionals and academicians for improving their work practice.
Autorenporträt
Dr. Boominathan Adimoolam is an active academician, researcher and consultant in the area of geotechnical engineering. His expertise includes soil dynamics and earthquake geotechnical engineering, deep foundations and ground improvement. He received his Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering from Moscow Civil Engineering Institute in 1986. Dr. A. Boominathan was a Professor of Geotechnical Engineering at the Department of Civil Engineering at IIT Madras until his retirement in June 2021. He has guided 16 Ph.D., 11 M.S. by research and severalM.Tech. students. He has authored more than 196 scientific publications, including more than 62 articles in refereed journals. Dr. A. Boominathan is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Earthquake & Tsunami. He is a fellow of the Indian Geotechnical Society, a National Executive member of Deep Foundation Institute (DFI) of India and Associate Member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). He is also an honorary fellow of the National Engineering Academy of the Republic of Kazakhstan. He is a member of several technical committees of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE). He has received the IGS Shri M. S. Jain Biennial Prize in 2004, and the IGS Prof. C. S. Desai Biannual Prize in 2012. Recently he has been selected for the A. S. Arya Disaster Prevention Award, a research award of IIT Roorkee. Anirudhan I. V. is a Geotechnical Consultant based in Chennai, India. His career as an independent consultant started in 1987 after associating with a leading consultancy firm for seven years. His major field of expertise are in deep foundations, ground improvement and geotechnical characterisation. His organisation, Geotechnical Solutions, executed more than 2000 small and medium geotechnical investigations andprovided foundation recommendations. He graduated in Civil Engineering with a specialisation in Geotechnical Engineering from IIT Kanpur, India, in 1981 after o
