Foundation Engineering
Fugro conducted extensive foundation engineering including:

• Analyses for the design of large (1.8 to 2.5-meter) diameter, approximately 60- to 100-meter long pile foundations with design loads on the order of 80MN in tension and 140 MN in compression.
  
  
• Soil-structure interactions studies to explicitly account for 1) the effects of consolidation and setup, 2) the behavior under dynamic loading, 3) the losses of resistance under cyclic loading, and 4) the load-settlement behavior of the piles under severe cyclic loading conditions.
  
  
• Pile-driveability analyses that were subsequently verified by a full scale Pile Installation Demonstration Project.
  
  
• Development of parameters and recommendations for design of the rock sockets supporting the Suspension span Tower.
  
  
• Development of guidelines for the design of foundations for important temporary structures.
  
  
• Evaluations of liquefaction potential and associated impacts for the Skyway and Oakland Shore Approach Structures.