REPORT ON TEST PILE PROGRAM CONDUCTED BY KANSAS AND MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS

THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE PRIMARY REASONS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A TEST PILE PROGRAM CONDUCTED BY THE KANSAS AND MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS, THE PROCEDURES FOLLOWED, AND THE RESULTS OBTAINED IN THE DRIVING AND LOADING OF TWO GROUPS OF FOUR DIFFERENT TYPES OF PILES. THE U. S. BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS AND THE TWO STATES INVOLVED AGREED THAT BECAUSE OF THE MAGNITUDE OF PILE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE, PRELIMINARY STUDIES AND INVESTIGATIONS TO PREDETERMINE COMPARATIVE PILE LENGTHS AND CAPACITIES WOULD BE WORTHWHILE. IT WAS HOPED TO OBTAIN DATA THAT WOULD JUSTIFY THE USE OF DESIGN LOADS FOR PILES IN EXCESS OF THOSE PERMITTED BY THE AASHO SPECIFICATIONS, AND THEREBY REALIZE AN APPRECIABLE ECONOMIC SAVING IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbbulletin/279/279-004.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 279, pp 63-85, 13 FIG, 4 TAB 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:
  • Williams, J A
• Discussers:
  • Fuller, F M
• Conference:
  • 39th Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 1960-1-11 to 1960-1-15
• Publication Date: 1961

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 23p
• Monograph Title: Bridge design studies and piling tests, 1960
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Bulletin
  • Issue Number: 279
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge design; Bridges; Economic factors; Length; Load tests; Specifications; Structural design; Structural tests; Support piles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Pile length
• Old TRIS Terms: Economic considerations; Pile tests
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Economics; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00208810
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 12 1994 12:00AM