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Underwater Geotechnical Foundations
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is tasked with designing and building navigation and flood control structures located within bodies of water including rivers, waterways, and coastal areas. Each of these structures has a foundation system traditionally designed for construction "in-the-dry", i.e. within a pre-installed cofferdam, for isolation from the surrounding body of water. Faster-paced and more economical subaqueous construction without cofferdam isolation has been successfully demonstrated especially by the marine offshore industry, and the Corps is taking advantage of innovative technology. As more experience is gained from "in-the-wet" foundation construction in shallow inland waterways and ports, innovative approaches to traditional foundation design and construction will likely become more prominent. This paper provides a general overview of underwater foundation types and design considerations.
Underwater Geotechnical Foundations
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is tasked with designing and building navigation and flood control structures located within bodies of water including rivers, waterways, and coastal areas. Each of these structures has a foundation system traditionally designed for construction "in-the-dry", i.e. within a pre-installed cofferdam, for isolation from the surrounding body of water. Faster-paced and more economical subaqueous construction without cofferdam isolation has been successfully demonstrated especially by the marine offshore industry, and the Corps is taking advantage of innovative technology. As more experience is gained from "in-the-wet" foundation construction in shallow inland waterways and ports, innovative approaches to traditional foundation design and construction will likely become more prominent. This paper provides a general overview of underwater foundation types and design considerations.
Underwater Geotechnical Foundations
Peterson, Richard W. (author) / Lee, Landris T. (author)
Ports Conference 2001 ; 2001 ; Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Ports '01 ; 1-11
2001-04-27
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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