37th DFIAnnualConferenceonDeep

Foundations

DAVIDB.COLEMAN/ALFRANIOPRADO
UNDERPINNING&FOUNDATIONSKANSKA
OCTOBER,2012

OBJECTIVE:
NYParkscontracttoconnecttheexistingparkpath
walkalongHudsonriverparalleltotheHenry
HudsonParkway.
Installadeepfoundationsolutiontosupportover
thewaterplatform.
Minimizenoiseandmarineenvironmentalimpacts.
Trafficflowcannotbeaffected.

Henry Hudson Pkwy

104Drilledshafts16inchesindiameter
20EachInstalledfromlandusingBauerDrillRigBG24
84Eachinstalledfromwaterusingajackupbargeand
crawlercranewithfixedleads.
DrilledshaftsinHudsonRiverrequiredrocksocketsto
resisttheiceloadsandtidalforces.
Averagedrilleddepthsrangefrom45to64feetto
bedrock.

Entireareaunderwateratbeginningofthe20th
century.
Areafilledtodepthsof3040feetduringHenry
HudsonPkwyconstruction.
Fillconsistsofsignificantboulderandboulder
fragments.
Soilaggregatematerialsandtrappedorganicsiltsand
clays.
WeatherrockandMicaSchistbedrock.

Workingontidalwater
(6).
Singlepassdrillingtoavoid
splicingofcasing.
Controlofdrillspoilson
water.
UrbanEnvironment.
Obstructions Boulders,
riprap,andcobbles.
Drillingthruorganics/claydepositsmaypluguphammer.
Materialhandling/placementinlimitedspace.
Man madematerialfillcoulddamageDHDtools
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WATERWORK
Establishedbaselinecontractor/owner
forobstructionrisk.
Drillingmethod combinationof:

Symmetrix STDSystem(toadvance
casingthroughobstructions)
Bermingham leadssystemusinga
reversecirculationHydraulicdrillhead
(bringscuttingsthroughthedrillstring)

Monitordrillrateatorganicsiltlayers.
Backupplan changingovertricone
rotarysystemifplugoccurs.
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LANDWORK
Conventionaldrilling
techniques Bauerdrillrig,
augersandcorebarrels.

Toaddresspotentialdamage
ofDHDduetopresenceof
manmadematerial
obstructions.

BuildingInformationModel
(BIM)presentedtoclientto
demonstratemeansand
methods.
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16diameterwallFy=
35ksi.Epoxycoated
permanentcasing.
4,000psiconcreteAggr.
14.69diameterrock
socket4feetinlength
(Watershaftsonly).

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Reinforcingelementlengthsinexcessof70ft.
OriginalDesigncageswouldbedifficulttohandle.
AlternateDesignsteelbeam(samestiffness)are
easiertohandle.

ORIGINALDESIGN

ALTERNATEDESIGN

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Projectwasfinishedwithinbudgetand
schedule.
Lowenvironmentalandtrafficimpact.
Selecteddrillmethodsandtoolsmitigatedrisks
duetositeconditions.
Financialriskassociatedwithobstruction
removalwasmitigated.
Establishedbaselinepenetrationratesusedto
determinecompensabledelays.
Approachwasadvantageousforownerand
contractor.
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LookingNorth

LookingSouth

(FacingtowardsGeorge
WashingtonBridge)

(Facingtowards
Manhattan)
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NewYorkCityDepartmentofParksand
Recreation

LommaConstructionCorporation

Designer:StantecConsulting.
TrafficEngineer:VollmerAssociatesLLP
Proj.Manager:PradyGandavarapu.

UnderpinningandFoundationSKANSKA

Proj.Manager:CraigMeltzer
Superintendent:JasonFrederick
TechnicalConsultant:DavidColeman
Proj.Engineer:AlfranioPrado.
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