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Deep Foundations in Brownfield Areas: Continuing Investigation
EPA Grant Number: R827933C032Subproject: this is subproject number 032 , established and managed by the Center Director under grant R825427
(EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).
Center: Urban Waste Management and Research Center (University New Orleans)
Center Director: McManis, Kenneth
Title: Deep Foundations in Brownfield Areas: Continuing Investigation
Investigators: Nataraj, Mysore , Boutwell, G. , McManis, Kenneth
Institution: University of New Orleans
EPA Project Officer: Krishnan, Bala S.
Project Period: July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2004
RFA: Urban Waste Management & Research Center (1998)
Research Category: Targeted Research
Description:
Objective:Contaminated urban areas, such as closed landfills (Grayfields) or industrial areas (Brownfields), can be desirable building sites because of their proximity to other urban activities. Redevelopment of these areas often involves deep foundations such as piling. There are real issues, however, that deep foundations might transmit contaminants from polluted upper layers to clean lower aquifers. Building in these areas raises social questions regarding the integrity of the environment and health issues as these sites frequently exhibit some soil and/or groundwater contamination ranging from low to very high concentrations. This potential problem has three parts: direct transfer of the contaminated soil by the pile tips, the formation of a preferential pathway by the pile, and the flow through the pile material.
This research project is a continuation of a previous study conducted by the Urban Waste Management and Research Center (UWMRC). The objectives of this study are to determine the potential and mechanics involved for the transmission of fluid along the pile-soil interface and the role of the pile material, if any, and to evaluate the effect of contaminated soils on the construction material of the pile. The study will extend the investigation to other pile types and materials not included in the original investigation. The previous investigation considered treated- and untreated-timber piles and large and small displacement steel piles. This effort will investigate specifically prefabricated and cast-in-place concrete piles by conducting scale model tests in the laboratory. These pile types are to be investigated because they are the more common pile types used in the construction industry.
Publications and Presentations:Publications have been submitted on this subproject: View all 1 publications for this subproject | View all 44 publications for this center
Supplemental Keywords:groundwater pollution, Brownfields, pile foundations,
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Scientific Discipline, Waste, Brownfields, Civil/Environmental Engineering, Ecology, Environmental Engineering, brownfield sites, urban regeneration, environmental hazards, environmental education, construction, contaminated sediment, community participation, environmental assessment, technology transfer, deep foundations
Progress and Final Reports:
2002 Progress Report
Main Center Abstract and Reports:
R825427 Urban Waste Management and Research Center (University New Orleans)
Subprojects under this Center:
(EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).
R825427C001 Comprehensive Evaluation of The Dual Trickling Filter Solids Contact Process
R825427C002 Issues Involving the Vertical Expansion of Landfills
R825427C003 Deep Foundations on Brownfields Sites
R825427C004 Ambient Particulate Concentration Model for Traffic Intersections
R825427C005 Effectiveness of Rehabilitation Approaches for I/I Reduction
R825427C006 Urban Solid Waste Management Videos
R825427C007 UWMRC Community Outreach Multimedia Exhibit
R825427C008 Including New Technology into the Investigation of Inappropriate Pollutant Entries into Storm Drainage Systems - A User's Guide
R825427C009 Investigation of Hydraulic Characteristics and Alternative Model Development of Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetlands
R825427C010 Beneficial Use Of Urban Runoff For Wetland Enhancement
R825427C011 Urban Storm and Waste Water Outfall Modeling
R827933C001 Development of a Model Sediment Control Ordinance for Louisisana
R827933C002 Inappropriate Discharge to Stormwater Drainage (Demonstration Project)
R827933C003 Alternate Liner Evaluation Model
R827933C004 LA DNR - DEQ - Regional Waste Management
R827933C005 Landfill Design Specifications
R827933C006 Geosynthetic Clay Liners as Alternative Barrier Systems
R827933C007 Used Tire Monofill
R827933C008 A Comparison of Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Bed (USAB) and the Anaerobic Biofilm Fluidized Bed Reactor (ABFBR) for the Treatment of Municipal Wastewater
R827933C009 Integrated Environmental Management Plan for Shipbuilding Facilities
R827933C010 Nicaragua
R827933C011 Louisiana Environmental Education and Resource Program
R827933C012 Costa Rica - Costa Rican Initiative
R827933C013 Evaluation of Cr(VI) Exposure Assessment in the Shipbuilding Industry
R827933C014 LaTAP, Louisiana Technical Assistance Program: Pollution Prevention for Small Businesses
R827933C015 Louisiana Environmental Leadership Pollution Prevention Program
R827933C016 Inexpensive Non-Toxic Pigment Substitute for Chromium in Primer for Aluminum Sibstrate
R827933C017 China - Innovative Waste Composting Plan for the City of Benxi, People's Rupublic of China
R827933C018 Institutional Control in Brownfields Redevelopment: A Methodology for Community Participation and Sustainability
R827933C019 Physico-Chemical Assessment for Treatment of Storm Water From Impervious Urban Watersheds Typical of the Gulf Coast
R827933C020 Influence of Cyclic Interfacial Redox Conditions on the Structure and Integrity of Clay Liners for Landfills Subject to Variable High Groundwater Conditions in the Gulf Coast Region
R827933C021 Characterizing Moisture Content Within Landfills
R827933C022 Bioreactor Landfill Moisture Management
R827933C023 Urban Water Issues: A Video Series
R827933C024 Water Quality Modeling in Urban Storm Water Systems
R827933C025 The Development of a Web Based Instruction (WBI) Program for the UWMRC User's Guide (Investigation of Inappropriate Pollutant Entries Into Storm Drainage Systems)
R827933C027 Legal Issues of SSO's: Private Property Sources and Non-NPDES Entities
R827933C028 Brownfields Issues: A Video Series
R827933C029 Facultative Landfill Bioreactors (FLB): A Pilot-Scale Study of Waste Stabilization, Landfill Gas Emissions, Leachate Treatment, and Landfill Geotechnical Properties
R827933C030 Advances in Municipal Wastewater Treatment
R827933C031 Design Criteria for Sanitary Sewer System Rehabilitation
R827933C032 Deep Foundations in Brownfield Areas: Continuing Investigation
R827933C033 Gradation-Based Transport, Kinetics, Coagulation, and Flocculation of Urban Watershed Rainfall-Runoff Particulate Matter
R827933C034 Leaching and Stabilization of Solid-Phase Residuals Separated by Storm Water BMPs Capturing Urban Runoff Impacted by Transportation Activities and Infrastructure
R827933C035 Fate of Pathogens in Storm Water Runoff
R87933C020 Influence of Cyclic Interfacial Redox Conditions on the Structure and Integrity of Clay Liners for Landfills Subject to Variable High Groundwater Conditions in the Gulf Coast Region