Abstract: The coupled bridge foundation-superstructure finite-element code FLPIER was employed to predict the lateral response of the single piles and 3 × 3 to 7 × 3 pile groups founded in both loose and medium dense sands. The

Abstract: This paper describes the development of a portable dynamic energy calibrator (PDEC) for mechanical Proctor compaction machines along with an analysis of system variance on a silty sand’s (A-2-4) dry unit weights. The PDEC ...

Abstract: State highway officials are often put in situations that require them to make difficult decisions, some literally involve life or death. Among these are decisions dealing with bridges that may have structural, scour, or ...

Abstract: The available literature indicates that pile side shear increases almost linearly with the logarithm of time elapsed after driving, sometimes described using a dimensionless setup factor. A test pile program conducted by ...

Abstract: This paper analyzes the results of a driven pile side shear setup (SSS) test program performed at the University of Florida and described in a companion paper. All pile segments showed SSS, with similar magnitudes in both ...

Abstract: The paper describes the in situ investigation, site stratigraphy, field monitoring, data reduction, and subsequent time-domain analysis of soil–structure interaction from a full scale vessel impact loading of a bridge pier ...

Abstract: This article presents experimental data on the earth pressures that develop between mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) wall panels that are tied together in an unyielding condition. Prior to design and construction, an ...