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May 2005
Power Drill
Authors: Conrad W. Felice, Ph.D., and Henry BrennimanAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Civil Engineering Magazine Archive
Volume 75, Issue 5
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The foundations for a 500 m long cable-stayed bridge and its approaches in India included 676 large-diameter shafts drilled to lengths of 4 to 34 m in geotechnical conditions that varied from highly weathered volcanic material to massive, high-strength rocks. The key to success was a program of pier-by-pier design and careful in situ testing.
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Published in print: May 2005
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Conrad W. Felice, Ph.D.
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Henry Brenniman
President Lachel Felice & Associates, Inc., in Kirkland, Washington.
Senior Geologist AMEC Earth & Environment, Inc, Kirkland, Washington.
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