CONTENTS FEATURES I DFI Executive Editor Helen Robinson, P.E. [email protected] Managing Editor Emeritus Manuel A. Fine, P.E., [email protected] Advertising Manager Karol Paltsios, [email protected] Graphic Design Faye Klein DFI Executive Committee President John R. Wolosick, P.E., D.GE Vice President Dan Brown, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE Secretary Michael H. Wysockey, Ph.D., P.E. Treasurer Matthew Janes, P.Eng. Past President: Robert B. Bittner, P.E. Other Trustees David Borger, P.E. Gianfranco Di Cicco Conrad Felice, Ph.D., P.E. Frank Haehnig Bernard H. Hertlein, FACI, M.ASCE Gerry Houlahan, P.E. James O. Johnson K.S. Rama Krishna, Ph.D. Marine Lasne Anne Lemnitzer, Ph.D. J. Erik Loehr, Ph.D., P.E. Matthew E. Meyer, P.E. Thomas D. Richards, P.E., D.GE Alan Roach Martin G. Taube , P.E., P.G. Stefano Valagussa 57 Member Profile: Jill Kennedy — Breaking Ground in the Foundation Industry DEEP FOUNDATIONS • JAN/FEB 2016 • 3 COVER STORY 12 Jardim de Alah Station – Built in Olympic Time Dario Libano, Luis Carlos Tenuta, Eng., and Juliano Penteado, Eng. ® DEEP FOUNDATIONS The Magazine of the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) is published bimonthly by DFI. 326 Lafayette Avenue Hawthorne, NJ 07506 USA T: (973) 423-4030 | F: (973) 423-4031 Email: [email protected] Executive Director Theresa Engler, [email protected] Subway Line Number 4 is one of the newest additions to the Rio de Janeiro subway network. Built for the 2016 Olympic Games, the 16 km (10 mi) subway line connects the south of the city, with the famous beaches Copacabana and Ipanema, to Barra da Tijuca, west of the city, where the Olympic Village and Park are located. Of all six new stations, Jardim de Alah was the most challenging to construct in a highly-dense urban environment including utilities, nearby buildings, traffic and noise limitations. O T N A S D I N N S U T O I T F U E P T E E D
