Quantitative Assessment of Drilled Shaft Base Cleanliness

Quantitative Assessment of Drilled Shaft Base Cleanliness

Deep foundations, such as piles and drilled shafts, play a crucial role in ensuring the stability and longevity of structures, especially those built on soft or unstable soils. Given the critical nature of these elements, it is essential to accurately assess their integrity and load-bearing capacity. One

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Precautions for Cold Weather Concreting

Extreme cold weather conditions can significantly affect the quality of concrete, as well as its mechanical properties. In cold weather concreting, one should make sure that all the negative impacts of low ambient temperature are appropriately alleviated by taking the necessary precautions. In this article, we will

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Non-Destructive Testing of Wind Turbine Foundation

Non-Destructive Testing of Wind Turbine Foundation

Harvesting wind energy has been of special interest over the past decade. There are approximately 300 wind farms across Canada.Wind turbine structures are very complex. While the inspection of the turbine and tower has been very well developed, the literature on evaluating the quality, integrity and reliability

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