Soil Reinforcement for the Foundation of the Rion-Antirion Bridge Piers Hollow large Diameter Steel Piles

Foundation Design / Construction Ground Improvement

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Storage of hollow steel pipes which are installed to the ground below the footings of the piers to reinforce the ground. The diameter of the pipes is approximately 2m and their length 20-30m.

Photos provided by G. Konstantakopoulos, N. Stathopoulos, J. Simeonoglou.

Texts by G. Konstantakopoulos.

Photo taken in October 2001.

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Pile Foundations

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