Integral abutment bridge for Louisiana's soft and stiff soils : tech summary.

PDFTech Reporthttp://www.ltrc.lsu.edu/pdf/2016/ts_517.pdfLTRC Report 517LTRC Project No. 07-4ST / SIO No. 30000131Bridge abutmentsSoft soilsLouisianaLouisiana Transportation Research CenterVoyiadjis, George Z.Louisiana Transportation Research CenterUS Transportation CollectionIn this project, fi eld-instrumentation, monitoring, and analyzing the design andconstruction of full integral abutment bridges for Louisiana\u2019s fi ne sand and silty sanddeposit and clay soil conditions were conducted. Comparison of results was submitted toDOTD\u2019s Bridge Design and Geotechnical Sections in the form of guidelines to incorporatein future designs