Douglas D. Schumann Library & Learning Commons: Geotechnical Engineering: Foundations

Foundations

Arcelor Mittal Piling Handbook
Provides piling section diagrams, technical information, and installation advice.
Big Dig: Design and Construction of Driven Pile Foundations
Construction issues include pile heave and the heave of an adjacent building during pile driving.
Implenia Guides to Foundation Construction Techniques
Publications on bored piles; large bored piles; anchoring; injection; jet grouting; compensation grouting; slurry, containment and thin containment walls; and ground freezing.
The Boston Groundwater Trust
Videos on the group's efforts to maintain groundwater levels that preserve the wooden pilings supporting historic structures in the Back Bay.
Deep Foundations Magazine
This magazine is the quarterly publication of the Deep Foundations Institute. Online issues from 2007-present.
The Impact of Stormwater Recharge Practices on Boston Groundwater Levels
A paper by Professors B.F. Thomas and R.M. Vogel of Tufts University on the effect of recharging on wooden pilings in the Back Bay.
Pile Dynamics, Inc. Technical Library
Free access to brochures, reference papers, testing and monitoring specifications, as well as a reading list.
Nucor Skyline Steel Foundation Systems Technical Product Manual
Provides section diagrams and technical data on all types of steel foundation systems.