FINAL REPORT ON LONG-TERM LOAD TESTS ON CYLINDRICAL CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS FOR OVERHEAD SIGN SUPPORTS

CYLINDRICAL CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS OF AN ECONOMICAL DESIGN FOR MOUNTING POLE-SUPPORTED TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES WERE CONSTRUCTED AND TESTED IN 1957 IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE OVERTURNING RESISTANCE OF SUCH FOUNDATIONS. RESULTS ARE PRESENTED OF MEASUREMENTS OF ROTATIONAL CREEP MOVEMENT OVER A 7-YR PERIOD. A RECORD OF THE OBSERVATIONS MADE THROUGHOUT THE TEST PERIOD IS PRESENTED IN TABULAR FORM. IN GENERAL, THE TWO METHODS OF MEASUREMENT OF THE ROTATION AGREE VERY WELL FOR THE ORGANIC SOIL, FAIRLY WELL FOR THE GRANULAR SOIL AND NOT VERY WELL FOR THE PLASTIC. ALTHOUGH MOMENTS UP TO 195,000 FT-LB WERE APPLIED TO THE FOUNDATIONS, ANGULAR MOVEMENTS OF LESS THAN ONE-HALF DEG WERE OBSERVED IN THE TWO SOILS /PLASTIC AND GRANULAR/ CONSIDERED TO BE GOOD FOUNDATION MATERIAL. IN THE VERY POOR /ORGANIC/ SOIL, THE SHORT FOUNDATION DEFLECTED ALMOST 3 DEG.

• Record URL:
  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrr/1967/152/152-005.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper sponsored by Committee on Guardrails and Guide Posts and presented at the 45th Annual Meeting. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Behn, F E
• Publication Date: 1967

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 120-124
• Monograph Title: Geometric design, barrier rails and sign supports
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 152
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Creep; Foundations; Granular soils; Load tests; Measurement; Organic soils; Overhead traffic signs; Plastic soils; Rotation; Structural supports; Traffic control devices
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cylinders
• Old TRIS Terms: Foundations (Structures); Supports
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00203243
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Mar 20 1994 12:00AM