FOUNDATION ANALYSIS OF COMPRESSOR STATIONS ON MARSHY LAND

This part of an analysis to determine the most economical and practical type of foundation-piling and pile cap, devoted specifically to the critical foundation that supports heavy, low-speed, vibrating compressors, covers the subsoil investigation; constructing a soil profile; allowances for areal subsidence; the use of sand fill; friction piles; determining the structural capacity of the pile; refinery test piling and pile driving; low-capacity and high-capacity friction piles; point-bearing piles; differential settlement; pile driving of friction piles, including formulas; load tests; pile specifications; dynamic loads on piles; main-compressor-building foundation; settlement analysis; testing companies; the cost of piling; the group efficiency of piling; spread footings; results of pile-load tests; and the design of the pile cap.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Petroleum Publishing Company

  211 South Cheyenne, P.O. Box 1260
  Tulsa, OK  United States  75221
• Authors:
  • Moody, G B
• Publication Date: 1969-11-24

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 84-90
• Serial:
  • Oil and Gas Journal
  • Volume: 67
  • Issue Number: 47
  • Publisher: PennWell Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 0030-1388

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Pipelines
• Old TRIS Terms: Pipeline construction
• Subject Areas: Construction; Marine Transportation; Pipelines; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00056082
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Petroleum Institute
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1974 12:00AM