Experimental and Analytical Investigations of Piles and Abutments of Integral Bridges

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dc.contributorVirginia Transportation Research Councilen
dc.contributorVirginia Techen
dc.contributor.authorArsoy, Samien
dc.contributor.authorRichard M. Barkeren
dc.contributor.authorDuncan, J. Michaelen
dc.contributor.departmentCivil and Environmental Engineeringen
dc.date.accessed2013-11-21en
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-19T18:30:23Zen
dc.date.available2014-03-19T18:30:23Zen
dc.date.issued2002-03-01en
dc.description.abstractThis research investigated, through experimental and analytical studies, the complex interactions that take place between the structural components of an integral bridge and the adjoining soil. The ability of piles and abutments to withstand thermally induced cyclic loads was investigated by conducting large-scale cyclic load tests. Three pile types and three integral abutments with hinges were tested in the laboratory. Experiments simulated 75 years of bridge life. Numerical analyses were conducted to analyze the interactions among the abutment, the approach fill, the foundation soil, and the foundation piles. The results indicated that H-piles are most suitable for supporting integral abutments. Concrete piles and pipe piles were too stiff in response to repeated lateral loads, resulting in tension cracks at the connection with the abutment. Further, a hinge in the integral abutment effectively reduces pile stresses by absorbing some of the rotational movement.en
dc.description.sponsorshipVirginia Department of Transportation 99-2114-05en
dc.description.sponsorshipFHWA 99-2114-05en
dc.format.extent55 pagesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationSami Arsoy, Richard M. Barker, and J. Michael Duncan. "Experimental and Analytical Investigations of Piles and Abutments of Integral Bridges," Virginia Transportation Research Council 530 Edgemont Road Charlottesville, VA 22903, Report No. FHWA/NTRC 02-CR6, March 2002.en
dc.identifier.govdocFHWA/VTRC 02-CR6en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/46715en
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/online_reports/pdf/02-cr6.pdfen
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Researchen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectIntegral bridgeen
dc.subjectCyclic loadingen
dc.subjectThermal inductionen
dc.titleExperimental and Analytical Investigations of Piles and Abutments of Integral Bridgesen
dc.typeTechnical reporten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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