Caissons and Piles - Design Responsibility
Caissons and Piles - Design Responsibility
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I am a structural engineer in the Philadelphia region. Within the past year or two, there has been a trend where the design of the CIP piles, caissons, and concrete-filled pipe piles has not been provided by the geotechnical engineer for the project. My questions are: 1) Have other people seen this trend, whether in Phila region or other?, 2) Who has the responsibility of the design of these elements - structural engineer or geotechnical engineer, or some combination of both?, 3) How can a structural engineer design a deep foundation element, other than the code-required minimum seismic steel acting as dowels, etc, without the knowledge and tools required that a geotechnical engineer has, and knows how to use/analyze results?
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RE: Caissons and Piles - Design Responsibility
RE: Caissons and Piles - Design Responsibility
Gregory A. Johnson, P.E.
www.midwesttestinglabs.com