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The purpose of this paper is to briefly describe the phenomena which can cause cracking and spalling of prestressed concrete piles during driving and to outline procedures which will prevent these problems. In some cases of driving of prestressed concrete piles, cracking and spalling have been encountered and in most instances these problems can be avoided by following certain rules of good driving practices. The recommendations presented here are based on sound physical principles and have been proved effective in practice.
Research conducted in Part 1 has verified that precast prestressed concrete piles in Georgia’s marine environment are deteriorating. The concrete is...
The objective of the research detailed within this document was to investigate the origins of the ALDOT standard capacities and determine whether the ...
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