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Lecture 15A.6 : Foundations
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Classification of Soils
1.2 Granular Soils
1.3 Cohesive Soils
1.4 Multi-Layered Strata
2. DESIGN
2.1 Design Loads
2.1.1 Gravity loads
2.1.2 Environmental loads
2.1.3 Load combinations
2.2 Static Axial Pile Resistance
2.2.1 Lateral friction along the shaft (shaft friction)
2.2.2 End bearing
2.2.3 Pile penetration
2.3 Lateral Pile Resistance
2.3.1 P-y curves
2.3.2 Lateral pile analysis
2.4 Pile Driving
2.4.1 Empirical formulae
2.4.2 Wave equation
3. DIFFERENT KINDS OF PILES
3.1 Driven Piles
3.2 Insert Piles
3.3 Drilled and Grouted Piles
3.4 Belled Piles
4. FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION
4.1 Fabrication
4.2 Transportation
4.2.1 Barge transportation
4.2.2 Self floating mode
4.2.3 Transport within the jacket
4.3 Hammers
4.3.1 Steam hammers
4.3.2 Diesel hammers
4.3.3 Hydraulic hammers
4.3.4 Selection of hammer size
4.4 Installation
4.4.1 Pile handling and positioning
4.4.2 Pile connections
4.4.3 Hammer placement
4.4.4 Driving
4.5 Pile-to-Jacket Connections
4.5.1 Welded shims
4.5.2 Mechanical locking system
4.5.3 Grouting
4.6 Quality Control
4.7 Contingency Plan
5. CONCLUDING SUMMARY
6. REFERENCES
7. ADDITIONAL READING