dc.contributor.author	Helmers, Matthew J.	en
dc.contributor.committeechair	Duncan, James M.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Filz, George M.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Brandon, Thomas L.	en
dc.contributor.department	Civil Engineering	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-14T20:52:02Z	en
dc.date.adate	1997-08-29	en
dc.date.available	2014-03-14T20:52:02Z	en
dc.date.issued	1997-06-20	en
dc.date.rdate	1997-08-29	en
dc.date.sdate	1997-06-20	en
dc.description.abstract	A study was performed to investigate the factors that affect the accuracy of the procedures used by the Virginia Department of Transportation for design of drilled shaft sound wall foundations. Field load tests were performed on eight inch and nine inch diameter drilled shafts, and the results were compared to theoretical solutions for ultimate lateral load capacity. Standard Penetration Tests were run in the field and laboratory strength tests were performed on the soils from the test sites. It was found that published correlations between blow count and friction angle for sands and gravels can be used to estimate friction angles for the partly saturated silty and clayey soils encountered at the test sites. A spreadsheet program was developed to automate the process of determining design lengths for drilled shaft sound wall foundations. The spreadsheet was used to investigate the effects of different analysis procedures and parameter values on the design lengths of drilled shaft sound wall foundation.	en
dc.description.degree	Master of Science	en
dc.identifier.other	etd-62197-23325	en
dc.identifier.sourceurl	http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-62197-23325/	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36856	en
dc.publisher	Virginia Tech	en
dc.relation.haspart	etd.pdf	en
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dc.rights	In Copyright	en
dc.rights.uri	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/	en
dc.subject	Lateral Loads	en
dc.subject	Drilled Shafts	en
dc.subject	Field Load Tests	en
dc.title	Use of Ultimate Load Theories for Design of Drilled Shaft Sound Wall Foundations	en
dc.type	Thesis	en
thesis.degree.discipline	Civil Engineering	en
thesis.degree.grantor	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	en
thesis.degree.level	masters	en
thesis.degree.name	Master of Science	en

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