THE USE OF SOIL MECHANICS IN THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGE FOUNDATIONS

This report discusses the importance of soil mechanics in civil engineering. It gives the process a soil engineer would use in the design of bridge foundations, including a check list of 1) elevations of footings, 2) spread footings on earth or rock or both, 3) piles, 4) scour, 5) ground water and river water, and 6) effect of roadway fill.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 9th Conference held in Washington, 6-18 May 1963.
• Corporate Authors:

  Organization of American States

  17th and Constitution Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20006
• Authors:
  • Keene, P
• Conference:
  • Pan American Highway Congress Proceedings
• Publication Date: 1963-5

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 984-985
• Serial:
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue Number: 87

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge foundations; Design; Engineering soils; Geotechnical engineering; Groundwater; Scour; Soil mechanics; Support piles
• Subject Areas: Design; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00264250
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Doc. No. 87
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 9 1975 12:00AM