FOUNDATIONS FOR OVERLAND TRANSPORT SYSTEMS

CIMENTACIONES PARA ESTRUCTURAS VIALES

This chapter deals with foundations for structures for road and railway construction, in particular for bridges and over- and underpasses to be built along their path. Basic concepts of foundations in general are reviewed, such as load-bearing capacity, settlement, load tests and a few major techniques are presented which have only limited application in the field of road construction. Practical aspects of foundation design and methods for water control in excavations are also dealt with. For the covering abstract of the book see IRRD abstract no 231651.

• Corporate Authors:

  LIMUSA

  Arcos de Belen 75
  Mexico DF,   Mexico 
• Authors:
  • Rico, A
  • Delo, A A
• Publication Date: 1977

Language

• Spanish

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 19-97
• Serial:
  • Volume: 2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearing capacity; Bridge design; Bridges; Caissons; Clay; Coefficients; Foundations; Friction; Gravel; Ground settlement; Loess; Mat foundations; Overpasses; Pile groups; Rocks; Safety; Sand; Silts; Structural design; Support piles; Textbooks
• ITRD Terms: 3085: Bearing capacity; 3455: Bridge; 3389: Caisson; 4177: Clay; 3377: Foundation; 5452: Friction; 4575: Gravel; 4139: Loess; 3399: Pile; 3388: Pile group; 4154: Rock; 5504: Safety coefficient; 4105: Sand; 5792: Settlement; 3397: Shallow foundation; 4149: Silt; 8526: Textbook
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I51: Earthworks and Soil Drainage;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00176915
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 14 1978 12:00AM