GROUTING OF FOUNDATIONS - CHAMBAL BRIDGE ON NH NO 3 NEAR DHOLPUR, RAJASTHAN

Grouting of foundations for bridges has rarely been attempted. The bridge over river Chambal on nh no 3, Agra-Bombay route near Dholpur in Rajasthan state of India was damaged in April, 1973, due to settlement preceded by excessive scour under one of the piers. The bridge has since been rehabilitated by reconstruction of eight new spans supported on seven new well foundations. The existing and new foundations have been treated by grouting to protect the clay shale or clay seams interbedded with thin layers of sand stone, lime stone and/or silt stone underneath the foundations against solution-cum-erosional effect of artesian water. The post-grouting water percolation tests under limiting pressures have shown remarkable results indicating successful grouting of the strata. The authors highlight the geology of the strata, the need for grouting design criteria, construction details based on experimental studies, quality control and techniques of grouting.(a) (TRRL)

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  Indian Roads Congress

  Jamnagar House, Shahjahan Road
  New Delhi,   India  110 011
• Authors:
  • Malhotra, J M
  • BHATI, R S
  • Jain, M P
• Publication Date: 1980-12

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 409-494
• Serial:
  • Journal of the Indian Roads Congress
  • Volume: 41
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Indian Roads Congress
  • ISSN: 0258-0500

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge foundations; Bridge members; Bridge piers; Bridges; Clay; Design; Equipment; Erosion; Foundations; Geology; Ground settlement; Grouting; Length; Limestone; Methodology; Repairing; Sandstones; Scour; Seams; Settlement (Structures); Shale; Siltstones
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bridge spans; Design criteria; Injection (Materials); Site investigation
• Geographic Terms: India
• ITRD Terms: 3455: Bridge; 3434: Bridge pier; 9011: Design (overall design); 3674: Equipment; 5275: Erosion; 3377: Foundation; 8045: India; 3617: Injection (mater); 9102: Method; 3635: Repair; 5792: Settlement; 5722: Site investigation; 3452: Span
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00341126
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 28 1981 12:00AM