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Title: NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION EXPERIENCE WITH PREDESIGN LOAD TESTING
Accession Number: 00771076
Record Type: Component
Record URL: Availability: Transportation Research Board Business Office 500 Fifth Street, NW Find a library where document is available Abstract: Load test programs performed in the predesign stage provide the greatest potential for savings in more economical foundation designs. The North Carolina Department of Transportation's (NCDOT's) first experience with predesign load testing was on the Neuse River Bridge project in 1994. The practice was used on all major bridges thereafter. This paper presents a case history of those projects detailing the load testing, outcome, and estimated cost savings. Through the case history, the paper discusses both the successful application of load test programs and the results that were achieved. A description of the NCDOT's experience and practice of predesign load testing of deep foundations is presented. The philosophy and considerations used by the NCDOT to evaluate and develop load test programs are discussed. The effects on design and construction practices that have resulted from load testing and experiences in mitigating constructibility problems and construction claims through the use of load test programs are described. The progression of the NCDOT's load test experiences and integration of new load test technologies are also presented.
Supplemental Notes: This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1663, Pile Setup, Pile Load Tests, and Sheet Piles.
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Fargher, JAbar, NBatts, JKeaney, BByrne, SPagination: p. 50-56
Publication Date: 1999
Serial: ISBN: 0309070597
Features: Figures
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Geographic Terms: Subject Areas: Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; I42: Soil Mechanics
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Oct 4 1999 12:00AM
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