Experimental Study of the Load Response of Large Diameter Closed-Ended and Open-Ended Pipe Piles Installed in Alluvial Soil

A seven-span concrete bridge was constructed over the Wabash River in Lafayette, Indiana. The bridge, which has a total length of 305 m (1,000 ft) and typical spans of 46 m (152 ft), consists of six hammerhead bridge piers in the center and two end bents supported on open-ended and closed-ended pipe piles, respectively. According to the structural bridge design, the dead load carried by each pile ranges from 1,014 kN (228 kips) to 1,495 kN (336 kips), whereas the live load ranges from 512 kN (115 kips) to 1,188 kN (267 kips), depending on the location of the piles. A closed-ended and an open-ended test piles (with the same, or almost the same diameter for the production pile) were instrumented at the Bowen Laboratory, transported to the construction site, then driven into the ground, and statically load tested. The report presents in detail the results of the site investigation, pile instrumentation procedure, pile driving records and interpretations of the static load test results.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284316880
• Record URL:
  https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3217&context=jtrp
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• Summary URL:
  https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/jtrp/1692/
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/62352
• Corporate Authors:

  Purdue University

  Joint Transportation Research Program
  West Lafayette, IN  United States  47907-2051

  Indiana Department of Transportation

  100 N Senate Avenue
  Indianapolis, IN  United States  46204

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Han, Fei
  • Ganju, Eshan
  • Salgado, Rodrigo
  • Prezzi, Monica
  • Zaheer, Mir
• Publication Date: 2019-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 42p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge piers; Concrete bridges; Gravelly soils; Instrumentation; Load tests; Pile driving; Pipe; Test piles
• Geographic Terms: Lafayette (Indiana)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01721124
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/IN/JTRP-2019/03
• Contract Numbers: SPR-4040
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Oct 31 2019 11:35AM