Construction Challenges During the Remedial Grouting of the Thames River Bridge

During replacement of the center bascule span of the Amtrak Thames River Bridge with a lift span structure, significant settlement occurred in the bascule pier. The pier was stabilized by solidifying the underlying soil by methodological injection of grout. This paper describes the construction aspects of an unusually large permeation grouting program which was undertaken to arrest settlement of a 92-year-old bridge pier.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784412350.0046
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  • © 2012 American Society of Civil Engineers.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Carr, Patrick
  • Quasarano, Michael
• Conference:
  • Fourth International Conference on Grouting and Deep Mixing
  • Location: New Orleans Louisiana, United States
  • Date: 2012-2-15 to 2012-2-18
• Publication Date: 2012

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 610-619
• Monograph Title: Grouting and Deep Mixing 2012

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge construction; Bridge piers; Case studies; Grouting; Soil stabilization
• Geographic Terms: Connecticut; Thames River (Connecticut)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Geotechnology; Highways; I42: Soil Mechanics; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01526623
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780784412350
• Files: TRIS, ASCE
• Created Date: May 29 2014 10:15AM