THE BEHAVIOUR OF A BRIDGE ABUTMENT FOUNDATION ON KEUPER MARL DURING AND AFTER CONSTRUCTION

Site investigation, including large-diameter deep in-situ plate loading tests and pressure-meter tests on Keuper Marl in Cheshire, is described. Details of the instrumentation and measurements made on a bridge foundation during and after construction are given. These included measurements of the bearing pressures acting on a 1 M wide strip across the foundation as well as measurements of pore-water pressures and settlements at and below foundation level. The total pressures measured across the base clearly reflected the construction sequence and gave overall pressures close to the estimated values. However, the distribution of pressure across the base differed significantly from that estimated. The pore-water pressures dissipated quickly and most of the settlement occurred during construction. The deformation parameters back-analysed from the differential settlements measured under the bridge are compared with those obtained from the plate and pressuremeter tests. (Author/TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Thomas Telford Limited

  London,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • Marsland, A
  • BUTCHER, A P
  • Taffs, F H
• Conference:
  • Institution of Civil Engineers, Proceedings, Pt 1
• Publication Date: 1983-11

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 917-944
• Serial:
  • Volume: 74

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abutments; Bearings; Before and after studies; Behavior; Bridge abutments; Bridges; Construction; Foundations; Ground settlement; Marl; Measurement; Plate bearing test; Pore water pressures; Pressure; Structural settlement
• Uncontrolled Terms: Site investigation
• Old TRIS Terms: Foundations (Structures)
• ITRD Terms: 3424: Abutment; 9001: Behaviour; 3455: Bridge; 3377: Foundation; 4119: Marl; 6136: Measurement; 6279: Plate bearing test; 5762: Pore water pressure; 5792: Settlement; 5722: Site investigation
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00382483
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1984 12:00AM