Introduction To Bridge Foundations
Introduction To Bridge Foundations
Introduction To Bridge Foundations
Introduction To Bridge
Foundations
7.1 ODOT Video, Part 6/12: Introduction To
Bridge Foundations
Spread Footings
Structure Excavation
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Foundation Reports
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Cofferdams
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Section 7.1
BRIDGE FOUNDATIONS
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Piling
Drilled Shafts
Type Of Excavation
Dry Excavation:
Generally stable with no waterway or
de-stabilizing groundwater
Wet Excavation:
In or near water or significant groundwater
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Spread Footings
Spread Footings
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Spread Footings
P
Spread Footings
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Spread Footings
Check the Foundation Report and Drill Logs to
verify that the actual foundation material
exposed below the footings matches what was
anticipated.
Spread Footings
Concrete volume of
a spread footing:
V=LxWxH
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Spread Footings
Open-Pit
Excavations
Walls of excavation
are sloped for
safety.
No shoring required.
Wide enough for
workers outside of
footing.
Spread Footings
Open-Pit Excavations are permitted when:
Not in or near water.
The soil material is adequately stable to ensure
worker safety.
The soil can be maintained in a dry condition.
There is no threat of compromising the stability of
any nearby structure or the structure being built.
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Spread Footings
Shored excavations
Shoring & Cribbing:
A series of horizontal and
vertical members that resist
the surrounding soil
pressure.
Shoring &
Cribbing
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Spread Footings
Shored Excavations must be used when:
The excavation is greater than 4 feet
deep.
The soil is not stable enough to ensure
worker safety.
The presence of adjacent structures limits
the allowable size of the excavation.
Spread Footings
Foundations on rock:
Level
Stepped
Serrated
Against Solid Rock
For Arches
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Spread Footings
Unsuitable soils for spread footings:
If any evidence of problematic soils is
discovered during footing construction, work
should be stopped and The Engineer should
be contacted immediately.
Spread Footings
Items to inspect for with spread footings:
Elevation
Dimensions
Reinforcement
Soil Stability
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Spread Footings
Items to inspect for
spread footings:
Concrete cover. Dobies
settle into base rock and
may require larger size to
maintain proper
clearance.
3 clearance if pouring
against natural ground
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Foundation Location
Check correct position and preserve offset
reference points.
Reference Points
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Structure Excavation
Structure Excavation
Measuring
Excavation / Backfill
Cross-Section original
ground before excavation
begins.
Normal volume bounded
by vertical planes 1 foot
outside the footing.
(510.80(b)(2)(c))
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Structure Excavation
Measuring Excavation
Volume of excavation is
from bottom of footing to
natural ground line.
Structure Excavation
Measuring Backfill
Volume of backfill is
from bottom of footing
to finished construction
line.
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Calculate Volume
by Average End Area
Measure end areas
Average end areas
Measure horizontal
distance d between
areas
Multiply average end
area by horizontal
distance d
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Foundation Reports
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primarily through end bearing on and within the Tenmile Bedrock Formation.
The resistance factor for Bents 1 and 2 is 0.40 as determined from LRFD Table 10.5.5.2.31 for nominal resistance of a single pile in compression using static pile analysis with a
combination of the Nordlund and Tomlinson methods and pile driving criteria determined
by Wave Equation. Due to driving stress limitations induced during the driving process, the
piles are recommended to be ASTM A572, Grade 50 (50 ksi yield strength). Due to driving
stress limitations induced during the driving process, the recommended factored
resistances are based on ASTM A36 (36 ksi yield strength) and are therefore less than the
actual structural capacity of the pile. Table 1 provides detailed information for the piling
recommended for Bents 1 and 2.
Bent
Pile Type,
Size, Material
Specification &
Tip Treatment
Ultimate
(Nominal)
Capacity
(kips)
Resistance
Factor
Factored
Resistance
(kips)
Pile
Driving
Criteria
HP14x89
ASTM A572
Grade 50
Reinforced Tip
940
0.40
375
Wave
Equation
Estimated
Average
Cutoff
Elevation
(ft)
Estimated
Length (ft)
Minimum
Required
Tip
Elevation
(ft)
434
30
415
434
35
412
For pile foundations designed in accordance with the above recommendations, settlement
is estimated to be less than approximately 1 inch and to be elastic in nature, occurring as
the load is applied.
6.1.1 Lateral Pile Load Capacity
The pile foundations will be subject to lateral loads resulting from live loads, wind and
earthquake loading. The laterally loaded pile analysis may be performed with the aid of
the L-Pile computer program, geotechnical input parameters for the L-Pile program are
provided in Table 2. Ground water should be assumed at an elevation of 420 ft..
DRILL LOG
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
of 2
Hole No.
15970-01
Purpose
Bridge Foundation
E.A. No.
PE001462
County
Douglas
Key No.
15970
Test Type
25
437.3 ft
Tube Height
Shape
Pl - Planar
C - Curved
U - Undulating
St - Stepped
Ir - Irregular
Surface Roughness
P - Polished
Sl - Slickensided
Sm - Smooth
R - Rough
VR - Very Rough
Material Description
SOIL: Soil Name, USCS, Color, Plasticity,
Moisture, Consistency/Relative Density,
Texture, Cementation, Structure, Origin.
ROCK: Rock Name, Color, Weathering, Hardness,
Discontinuity Spacing, Joint Filling,
Core Recovery, Formation Name.
Percent
Natural Moisture
Rock
Discontinuity Data
Or RQD%
Driving
Resistance
Percent Recovery
Depth (ft)
Discontinuity
J - Joint
F - Fault
B - Bedding
Fo - Foliation
S - Shear
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Ground Elev.
Rock Abbreviations
Soil
15
N1
40
60
1-1-5
23
N3
87
2-1-3
26
73
7-9-5
Drilling Remarks
LW - Lost Water
WR - Water Return
WC - Water Color
DP - Down Pressure
DR - Drill Rate
DA - Drill Action
Unit Description
0.0 - 8.0
Dodge Unit-1
Sandy CLAY with
some silt trace
gravel, CL;
orange-brown, low
plasticity, damp,
medium stiff, has
subrounded to
angular gravel; (Fill)
Sta."C"1094+64.9, 28.0
Drilling method 4" ID
HSA (0'-25')
2-2-3
N2
N4
20
8.0 - 18.0
Dodge Unit-2
Sandy CLAY with
some silt trace gravel
to Clayey SAND with
some silt, CL, SC;
orange-brown to
brown, low plasticity,
damp to moist,
medium stiff and very
loose, has
subrounded gravel;
(Alluvium)
5/11/09
18.0 - 22.0
Dodge Unit-3
Silty Sandy GRAVEL,
GM; brown,
nonplasitic, wet,
medium dense,
rounded, fine gravel;
(Alluvium)
22.0 - 41.4
Dodge Unit-4
MUDSTONE, gray,
fresh, soft, very close
to moderately close
jointing, laminated to
18'
Wet spoon
Backfill/
Instrumentation
"A" - Advancer
"X" - Auger
"C" - Core
"N" - Standard Penetration Test
"U" - Undisturbed Sample
"D" - Oversize Split Spoon Sample
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21162
Cascade
Water Level/
Date
Bridge No.
Driller
Easting: 4,155,421.75
Drilling
Methods, Size
and
Remarks
Northing: 650,185.61
Equipment CME 75
Graphic Log
Hole Location
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C4
100
R2
RQD = 26
C- 3 (31.4-36.4)
From (31.4'-33.0') MUDSTONE, gray, fresh, soft, close to
moderately close jointing. (Tenmile Formation)
From (33.0'-36.4') MUDSTONE, gray, fresh, soft, very
close to close jointing, laminated to thin bedded dipping
20 deg, fissile along some laminations. Has clay seam
33.2'-33.4'. (Tenmile Formation)
100
R2
RQD = 28
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
63
Backfill/
Instrumentation
C3
Unit Description
50/2"
RQD = 0
R2
RQD = 88
R2
RQD = 78
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Water Level/
Date
100
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Graphic Log
C2
Percent
Natural Moisture
100
92
Material Description
Rock
Discontinuity Data
Or RQD%
N5
C1
Driving
Resistance
Percent Recovery
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Depth (ft)
Soil
Drilling
Methods, Size
and
Remarks
Section 7.1
Foundation Exercise
You are the bridge construction inspector on the
Dodge Canyon Creek Bridge. From the Foundation
Report, determine the anticipated type of material that
will be encountered and the recommended type of
bridge foundation to be used for Bridge #21162.
Anticipated material:
________________________
________________________
________________________
Bridge foundation:
________________________
Cofferdams
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Cofferdams
A water-tight
enclosure that
allows the
construction of a
bridge foundation
in the dry.
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Cofferdams
Used in or
near water.
Cofferdams
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Sheet Piles
Check sheet piling
Size and Grade.
Deep-arch
interlocking sheet
piles are used.
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Vibratory Hammer
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Sheet Piles
Drive sheet piling at a
cofferdam corner first
and then work your
way around.
Sheet Piles
Each sheet piling
section is driven about
3 feet at a time.
Sheet Piling sections
are driven
progressively around
the cofferdam until the
required depth is
reached.
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Vent Holes
Cut vent holes at high water elevation
Allows water to enter the cofferdam to
prevent cofferdam failure
Bracing
Cofferdams
require
adequate
bracing.
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Wet Excavation
Underwater Exploration
The inspector should take and record
soundings to determine underwater
elevations.
Under water inspection may be required by
divers to determine proper excavation to the
edges of the cofferdam, so that seals will
hold.
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De-water Cofferdam
After seal concrete reaches 2,200 psi
Sump pump usually required to keep work
area dry
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Completing Construction
Footing and pier constructed in the dry as in
other situations.
Cofferdam flooded.
Natural streams bed lines and grades
restored to avoid scour.
Riprap placed as required.
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