Pile Driving in Coral Deposits: A Case Study along the Red Sea
Publication: Deep Foundations 2002: An International Perspective on Theory, Design, Construction, and Performance
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At an offshore site along the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia, marine structures were supported on tubular steel piles driven into coral and coral contaminated sands and silts. Surprises and disappointments faced during the installation of the piled foundation were, to a large measure, due to inappropriate design methodology and absence of proper soil information. The paper describes the changes introduced to the design during the execution of the project, highlights the pile test program conducted to verify the design, and compares pile design penetration with actual penetration depth. Despite corrections made to the design using site-specific load tests, the final design adopted overestimated capacities in over 50 percent of total piles driven. The unpredictable and erratic pile behavior observed, ascertains the need for more appropriate pile design and installation guidelines for driven piles in coral and coral contaminated formations.
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© 2002 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Bodies of water (by type)
- Case studies
- Driven piles
- Engineering fundamentals
- Environmental engineering
- Foundations
- Geotechnical engineering
- Methodology (by type)
- Pile driving
- Pile foundations
- Pile tests
- Piles
- Pollution
- Research methods (by type)
- Seas and oceans
- Steel piles
- Steel structures
- Structural engineering
- Structures (by type)
- Water and water resources
- Water management
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