CONTENTS FEATURES I DFI Executive Director Theresa Engler [email protected] Executive Editor Helen Robinson, P.E. [email protected] Managing Editor Emeritus Manuel A. Fine, P.E. [email protected] Advertising Manager Karol Paltsios, [email protected] 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 Patrick Bermingham David Borger, P.E. Gianfranco Di Cicco Rudolph P. Frizzi, P.E., G.E., D.GE Frank Haehnig Bernard H. Hertlein, FACI, M.ASCE Gerry Houlahan, P.E. James O. Johnson K.S. Rama Krishna, Ph.D. Marine Lasne J. Erik Loehr, Ph.D., P.E. Matthew E. Meyer, P.E. James A. Morrison, P.E. Thomas D. Richards, P.E., D.GE Alan Roach Stefano Valagussa 79 University of Virginia Jefferson Rotunda Rehabilitation Robert Bergwall, P.E., Daniel Stevenson, P.E., and Morgan NeSmith, P.E. 73 Member Profile: Peter Faust, VP Business Development, Malcolm Drilling: From Berlin to Boulder The Rotunda stands on the lawn of the original grounds of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and is the most important individual architectural work of Thomas Jefferson. The current restoration work on the Rotunda consists of replacing the north and south portico roofs, replacing the Dome Room ceiling, constructing an underground room to house mechanical systems, and adding new marble capitals supporting the north and south porticos. DEEP FOUNDATIONS • SEPT/OCT 2015 • 3 COVER STORY 14 USTA Geoseismic and Foundation Design Challenges Athena C. DeNivo, P.E., Pablo V. Lopez, P.E., Sissy Nikolaou, Ph.D., P.E., Alfred H. Brand, P.E., Rudivien G. Josef and Ahmad Rahimian, Ph.D., P.E., S.E. ® 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] The United States Tennis Association (USTA) Billie Jean King National Tennis Center site occupies some of the most difficult subsurface conditions in the New York City metropolitan area, with unique challenges from geotechnical, seismic and foundation design perspectives. The USTA’s Strategic Vision Plan aims at enhancing the current site conditions and preserving its stature as a world-class tennis venue. As part of the plan, the USTA constructed a roof structure over the Arthur Ashe Stadium, which required significant seismic design considerations. O T N A S D I N N S U T O I T F U E P T E E D
