A device for forming, reinforcing, joint sealing and edge protecting of a concrete slab panel, wherein the concrete slab panel having a volume, a length, a width, and a surface. The device comprising of an elongated post having a body, a top end and a bottom end with a plurality of elongated grooves extending along the body; a mounting frame has a length, a width and a thickness. The mounting frames having a connecting means to connect the mounting frame to the posts. The present invention eliminates the needs for saw-cut lines for crack inducement and acts as a joint sealer for the concrete slab to relieve the tensile stresses.

A reinforcement for strengthening soil areas, ground surfaces, and in particular subsoils, and earthwork structures includes at least one reinforcement element, preferably a plurality of reinforcement elements which, in particular, intersect at an angle, wherein the at least one reinforcement element includes at least one actuator by way of which a property of the reinforcement element can be changed, and in particular at least temporarily changed. A structure on a subsoil, and in particular an earthwork structure includes the aforementioned reinforcement, and a method is provided for operating the aforementioned reinforcement.

A reinforcement for strengthening soil areas, ground surfaces, and in particular subsoils, and earthwork structures includes at least one reinforcement element, preferably a plurality of reinforcement elements which, in particular, intersect at an angle, wherein the at least one reinforcement element includes at least one actuator by way of which a property of the reinforcement element can be changed, and in particular at least temporarily changed. A structure on a subsoil, and in particular an earthwork structure includes the aforementioned reinforcement, and a method is provided for operating the aforementioned reinforcement.

Methods including providing a hydrajetting tool comprising a housing having a top end and a bottom end and having a plurality of jetting nozzles disposed thereon, the top end of the housing fluidly coupled to a tool string; providing at least one sub-soil-surface cavity adjacent to or in unstable soil, the unstable soil having a plurality of channels therein; introducing the hydrajetting tool into the at least one sub-soil-surface cavity; injecting a cement slurry through at least one of the jetting nozzles and into the sub-soil-surface cavity; permeating the cement slurry into the plurality of channels in the unstable soil; filling the at least one sub-soil-surface cavity with the cement slurry; and curing the cement slurry, thereby forming a stable soil and a cement pillar in the at least one sub-soil-surface cavity.

Methods including providing a hydrajetting tool comprising a housing having a top end and a bottom end and having a plurality of jetting nozzles disposed thereon, the top end of the housing fluidly coupled to a tool string; providing at least one sub-soil-surface cavity adjacent to or in unstable soil, the unstable soil having a plurality of channels therein; introducing the hydrajetting tool into the at least one sub-soil-surface cavity; injecting a cement slurry through at least one of the jetting nozzles and into the sub-soil-surface cavity; permeating the cement slurry into the plurality of channels in the unstable soil; filling the at least one sub-soil-surface cavity with the cement slurry; and curing the cement slurry, thereby forming a stable soil and a cement pillar in the at least one sub-soil-surface cavity.

Some embodiments of the disclosure disclose a tuned damping method for seismic isolation of pile foundations in a deep-water long-span continuous rigid frame bridge, which relates to the technical field of shock absorption for bridge engineering structures. It solves the problem that the pile foundation seismic isolation of deep-water long-span continuous rigid frame bridges lacks a theoretical quantitative calculation method, making it impossible to fully exert the effect of pile foundation isolation. The present disclosure includes: simplifying a deep-water long-span continuous rigid frame bridge model into a 2-degree-of-freedom dynamical model; setting an optimization objective function based on the 2-degree-of-freedom dynamical model; performing parameter optimization based on the optimization objective function; and determining structural seismic parameters of the deep-water long-span continuous rigid frame bridge based on parameters optimized in step 3.

Some embodiments of the disclosure disclose a tuned damping method for seismic isolation of pile foundations in a deep-water long-span continuous rigid frame bridge, which relates to the technical field of shock absorption for bridge engineering structures. It solves the problem that the pile foundation seismic isolation of deep-water long-span continuous rigid frame bridges lacks a theoretical quantitative calculation method, making it impossible to fully exert the effect of pile foundation isolation. The present disclosure includes: simplifying a deep-water long-span continuous rigid frame bridge model into a 2-degree-of-freedom dynamical model; setting an optimization objective function based on the 2-degree-of-freedom dynamical model; performing parameter optimization based on the optimization objective function; and determining structural seismic parameters of the deep-water long-span continuous rigid frame bridge based on parameters optimized in step 3.

A footing pad for supporting a post or other upright structure includes a base. The base includes an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface. The base of the footing pad also includes a plurality of structural webs extending perpendicularly to a uniform height from the upper surface of the base. An uplift feature is rigidly coupled to the upper surface of the base and includes a first wall spaced substantially parallel to a second wall, with the first wall and the second wall extending substantially perpendicular from the upper surface. The uplift feature also includes a bore for receiving a fastener to secure the post. The footing pad may also include at least one positioning feature extending from the upper surface of the base and defining a bore for receiving a positioning tool.

A footing pad for supporting a post or other upright structure includes a base. The base includes an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface. The base of the footing pad also includes a plurality of structural webs extending perpendicularly to a uniform height from the upper surface of the base. An uplift feature is rigidly coupled to the upper surface of the base and includes a first wall spaced substantially parallel to a second wall, with the first wall and the second wall extending substantially perpendicular from the upper surface. The uplift feature also includes a bore for receiving a fastener to secure the post. The footing pad may also include at least one positioning feature extending from the upper surface of the base and defining a bore for receiving a positioning tool.

Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed involving scour protection of undersea monument foundations, such as monopile foundations. A preferred embodiment comprises an Advanced Ecological Scour Protection System (AESPS) that enhances offshore scour protection through an innovative combination of eco-friendly engineering units and natural materials. In a preferred embodiment, an AESPS includes two main features comprising a single-layer rock blanket deployed first at an intended site of the foundation, followed by installation of fronded eco-concrete mattress units to form a peripheral ring border around the rock blanket. The foundation then may be installed directly into and through the rock blanket, with a monument installed on the foundation, and an export cable extending from the monument, over the mattress units, and through the fronds. Such an AESPS may eliminate critical risks of secondary scour damage, cable lateral movement, and marine life deterioration.