Steel Rods manufacturing for the construction of Rion-Antirion Bridge

Foundation Design / Construction

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

Texts by G. Konstantakopoulos.

Photo taken in October 2001.

Machine used to automate the shaping of the reinforcements in the shape required by the design.

Steel rods to be used in the above machines. A label with the barcode described the technical characteristics of the reinforcement that are going to be used to.going to be used to.

Machine used to automate the shaping of the reinforcements in the shape required by the design. Used for steel rods of smaller diameter. The user has specified the geometric characteristics of the steel rod. On the left you can see the steel rod which is inserted in the machine to be shaped.

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Soil Reinforcement for the Foundation of the Rion-Antirion Bridge Piers Hollow large Diameter Steel Piles Rion-Antirion Bridge: Views of the Piers, in the dry dock, floating, in place and of their interior Foundation Design / Construction Shaft Foundations Eurocode 7: Past, Present, and Future - ISSMGE Lecture What is Geotechnical Engineering?Soil Subgrade Reaction Soil Subgrade Reaction in Rigid Foundations Soil Subgrade Reaction in Flexible Foundations Effect of Embedment on Soil Subgrade Reaction Soil Subgrade Reaction in Pile Foundations Horizontal Soil Subgrade Reaction in Pile Foundations

Deep Foundations

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Geotechnical Engineering Photo Album: A collection of photographs for educational instruction by Ross W. Boulanger and J. Michael Duncan

Pile Foundations

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Pile boring Machines of the 18th Century

Geotechnical Engineering Photo Album: A collection of photographs for educational instruction by Ross W. Boulanger and J. Michael Duncan Reliability of Shallow Foundation Design Using the Standard Penetration Test

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Liquefaction During the Loma Prieta Earthquake

CE 179-Geosystems Engineering Design

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The tilt of the Leaning Tower of Pisa: Why and How?

CE 179-Geosystems Engineering Design

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of the most famous constructions in the world. Its fame not only comes from the original trigger for its construction – to show the importance of this city after...

An introduction of Micropiles on expansive and karst ground conditions through the design lens of bearing capacity

CE 179-Geosystems Engineering Design

The history of micropiles stems over seven decades ago from Europe though widespread acceptance and standardization of the technology is more recent and has not matured for as long as its first docu...

Helical Piles

CE 179-Geosystems Engineering Design

Helical piles are a form of prefabricated deep foundation. As hinted in its name, helical piles differ from other deep foundations and are most notable for having spiraling blades along their shafts...