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A recent research project sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration produced a new wave equation computer program for the analysis of pile driving (WEAP). While the primary purpose of developing this program was to provide a better model for diesel hammers a number of other improvements were included and an extensive correlation study with dynamic measurements was made. This study together with the authors' extensive field experience pointed out several conditions where wave equation predictions will be inaccurate and unreliable. In this paper the capabilities of the WEAP program will be compared with other commonly used programs. The various factors which can influence the accuracy of a wave equation analysis are considered, evaluated and discussed. The specific topics included are: pile model, soil model, hammer model, and static soil analysis. /Author/

This paper appeared in Transportation Research Record No. 665, Bridge Engineering, Volume 2. Proceeding of a conference conducted by the Transportation Research Board, September 25-27, 1978. 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

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Bridge Engineering Conference, 1st, 1978, St Louis, Missouri, USA

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Chemical analysis; Computer programs; Dynamic tests; Forecasting; Hammers; Pile driving; Properties of materials; Soil chemistry; Soils; Wave equations

Soil properties

Construction; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials

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Dec 12 1978 12:00AM

• AERODYNAMIC STABILITY OF TWO CABLE-STAYED BRIDGES
• ANALYSIS AND TESTING OF A TRAPEZOIDAL BOX GIRDER BRIDGE
• APPLICATION AND DESIGN OF PRESTRESSED DECK PANELS
• APPLICATION OF PREFABRICATED HOLLOW STEEL DECKS TO BRIDGE CONSTRUCTIONS
• CONCRETE CABLE-STAYED BRIDGES
• CONSIDERATIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EARLY WARNING VESSEL/BRIDGE COLLISION SYSTEM
• CURRENT PRACTICE IN DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF DRIVEN PILES
• DEVELOPMENT OF A SIMPLIFIED METHOD OF LATERAL LOAD DISTRIBUTION FOR BRIDGE SUPERSTRUCTURES
• DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF A SINGLE TRACK RAILWAY TRUSS BRIDGE
• DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF BRIDGES
• ECONOMICAL STRUCTURES FOR LOW-VOLUME ROADS
• FATIGUE TESTS OF PRESTRESSED GIRDERS WITH BLANKETED AND DRAPED STRANDS
• INCREASING THE SEISMIC RESISTANCE OF EXISTING HIGHWAY BRIDGES
• LABORATORY AND FIELD STUDIES OF A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE COMPOSED OF GLASS REINFORCED PLASTIC
• METHODS OF CALCULATION OF THE WIND-INDUCED RESPONSES OF SUSPENDED-SPAN BRIDGES
• MODEL STUDIES OF DOUBLE-CELL BOX GIRDER BRIDGE WITH INTERMEDIATE DIAPHRAGMS
• MULTIPLE SERVICE LEVEL BRIDGE RAILINGS--PERFORMANCE AND DESIGN CRITERIA
• PRACTICAL BRIDGE RETROFIT CONCEPTS TO REDUCE DAMAGE PRODUCED BY SEISMIC MOTIONS
• RECENT DEVELOPMENT OF CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES IN CONCRETE BRIDGES
• REDUCING THE RISK OF CATASTROPHIC BRIDGE FAILURES
• SEGMENTAL AND STAGE CONSTRUCTION OF PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BOX GIRDER BRIDGES
• SEGMENTAL BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION IN WESTERN EUROPE--IMPRESSIONS OF AN IRF STUDY TEAM
• STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS FOR THE MESSINA NARROWS BRIDGE
• SYSTEMS CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES FOR SHORT-SPAN CONCRETE BRIDGES
• TEST RESULTS FROM THE CONESTOGO RIVER BRIDGE
• THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW RIVER GORGE BRIDGE
• THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ONTARIO HIGHWAY BRIDGE DESIGN CODE
• TRAFFIC LOADING OF LONG SPAN BRIDGES
• TRANSVERSE POST-TENSIONING OF LONGITUDINALLY LAMINATED TIMBER BRIDGE DECKS
• WEB STRESSES IN PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BRIDGE BEAMS HAVING DISCONTINUOUS TENDONS