FOUNDATION ENGINEERING RESEARCH: PART 1 - SPREAD FOOTINGS

This article discusses spread footings and ground improvement techniques that can enhance the use of spread footings in lieu of piles. The foundation selection process is discussed briefly to illustrate how a designer can decide whether piles are necessary. A recent survey by FHWA determined that most states use pile foundations to support the majority of their bridges. This extensive use of piles to support U. S. highway bridges is contrasted by the extensive use of spread footings to support highway bridges in some foreign countries.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Research and Development, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Dimillio, Albert F
• Publication Date: 1984-3

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 125-131
• Serial:
  • Public Roads
  • Volume: 47
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Federal Highway Administration
  • ISSN: 0033-3735
  • Serial URL: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Cost accounting; Design; Foundation engineering; Foundations; Highway bridges; Loads; Mechanical properties; Pile foundations; Research; Soils; Spread footings; Structural design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ground improvement
• Old TRIS Terms: Spread footing design
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; Research; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00387327
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-036 931
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 28 1984 12:00AM