PERFORMANCE OF A REINFORCED EARTH BRIDGE ABUTMENT AT STIRLING

Reinforced earth bridge abutments were used in the construction of a pedestrian underpass, which forms part of a new distributor road at stirling, central region. The underpass is 3 m high, 6 m wide and 15 m long; pulverised fuel ash backfill and geogrid reinforcements were used in the structure to minimise settlement on the poor load bearing ground. This report describes the construction procedure used and the application of a novel technique to monitor the strains in the geogrid reinforcement. Performance results are discussed in the context of the design requirements for this type of structure.

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  Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)

  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • SNOWDON, R A
  • Athorn, M L
  • McCaul, C
• Publication Date: 1988

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 17 p.
• Serial:
  • TRRL RESEARCH REPORT
  • Publisher: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
  • ISSN: 0266-5247

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Backfilling; Bridge abutments; Fly ash; Geogrids; Geotextiles; Mechanically stabilized earth; Monitoring; Performance; Strain (Mechanics); Underpasses; Walkways
• Old TRIS Terms: Backfills; Strains
• ITRD Terms: 3424: Abutment; 3455: Bridge; 3666: Construction method; 5595: Deformation; 9011: Design (overall design); 5910: Durability; 4580: Fly ash; 4568: Geotextile; 4094: Grid; 1733: Pedestrian; 7454: Plastic material; 3349: Reinforced earth; 3471: Reinforcement (in mater); 3689: Soil stabilization; 6288: Test method; 3374: Tunnel; 8119: United Kingdom; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00470757
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: RR 128
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 31 1988 12:00AM