These very dense soils provide a good foundation for the bridge caissons and anchorages. Caissons were selected during the conceptual stage of the project to support the bridge towers. They are ...

Keywords: Seismic designs. Large pile groups. Caissons. Retrofitting. Long-span bridges. Ground motions. Soil-foundation-structure interaction (SFSI). Kinematic soil-pile interaction. Linear stiffness ...

In constructing piers for bridges the large caissons are sunk, for this is the only method by which an absolutely permanent foundation may be made, and where the soil consists of quicksand ...

Caissons. Long span bridges. Equivalent linear analysis. Nonlinear analysis. Soil structure interaction. Abstract: Large cellular reinforced concrete caissons exist as foundations of major long span ...

Construction of the Tacoma caisson of the new Tacoma Narrows bridge is five weeks behind schedule, according to a report released Monday by the state Department of Transportation. But bridge ...

Numerous infrastructure projects, including bridge piers, concrete dams, abutments in rivers, oceans, lakes, breakwaters, and other shore construction work, are expected to influence the market demand ...