The Influence of Negative Skin Friction on the Bearing Capacity of Timber Piles in Amsterdam

This research looked into the influence of negative skin friction on timber piles in Amsterdam. Tensile load tests were performed on new, instrumented timber piles at Overamstel in Amsterdam. The negative skin friction calculated from the test data was compared to the negative skin friction from NEN 9997-1 for a single pile. The test results...

Pile Foundation and Soil Response to Deep Excavation

Construction of deep excavation in densely populated area is not a trivial thing. The execution could induce disturbance to the soil and adjacent buildings. Many researches have analysed building responses to deep excavation or tunnelling projects. But the studies were mostly limited to buildings with shallow foundations. The importance of...

Negative Skin Friction: Design challenges in Singapore

Singapore is an island city-state in the South-East region of Asia. With an area of approximately 700 km2 and about 5.0 million inhabitants, Singapore is relatively small and densely populated. To be able to expand economic activities, Singapore has on-going land reclamation projects. The reclaimed land is used for the construction of new...