THE INTERACTION BETWEEN BRIDGES AND EMBANKMENTS AND THE USE OF RUN-ON SLABS

The interaction between earthwork embankments and bridges has been of interest to engineers over many years because of the incongruity of bridge structures on piled foundations and approach embankments resting on soft clay soils. The incompatibility of vertical displacements between bridge structures and adjacent embankments creates problems in respect of road pavement performance and maintenance. Opportunity was taken during motorway construction in Scotland in 1976 to conduct extensive geotechnical investigations and to install instrumentation to monitor the performances of embankments in close proximity to bridge structures. The paper examines the conclusions which may be drawn in respect of incompatibility of movements and the appropriateness of run-on slabs. The effects of lateral soil displacements on a bridge structure are also presented in the paper. (A) For the covering abstract see IRRD 873218.

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  E and F Spon Limited

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• Authors:
  • Thorburn, S
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 273-85
• Serial:
  • CONTINUOUS AND INTEGRAL BRIDGES
  • Publisher: E and F Spon Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Clay; Conferences; Durability; Earthwork; Embankments; Measuring instruments; Motion; Slabs; Soil mechanics
• ITRD Terms: 6155: Apparatus (measuring); 3455: Bridge; 4177: Clay; 8525: Conference; 5910: Durability; 3653: Earthworks; 2801: Embankment; 5483: Movement; 3491: Slab; 5755: Soil mechanics
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00713373
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-419-19030-9
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Nov 22 1995 12:00AM