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Analysis of Spread Footing Foundations as a Highway Bridge Alternative

Meranda, Jill L
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1132692323

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2005, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Civil Engineering (Engineering).
Spread footings have been utilized to support various types of civil engineering structures over the years. However, they have not seen much use in Ohio for highway bridge applications. Despite the success of previous spread footing studies, more research is needed to evaluate spread footings as a highway bridge foundation. Research is performed to determine a correlation between the contact pressure, settlement, and tilting of the footing. A correlation is found between settlement and tilting as they demonstrate global behaviors, unlike contact pressure, which reflects the stiffness of the underlying soil in localized areas. Methods from AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications (2004) and other researchers are evaluated and the Hough, Schmertmann, Burland-Burbidge, and Terzaghi-Peck methods are determined to be the most reliable. A cost analysis is performed to determine the effectiveness of using spread footings. Installing a typical spread footing may save nearly 63% as compared to pile foundations.
Teruhisa Masada (Advisor)
300 p.
Engineering, Civil
Shallow Foundations; Highway Bridges; Spread Footings; Elastic Settlement

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  • Meranda, J. L. (2005). Analysis of Spread Footing Foundations as a Highway Bridge Alternative [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1132692323

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Meranda, Jill. Analysis of Spread Footing Foundations as a Highway Bridge Alternative. 2005. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1132692323.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Meranda, Jill. "Analysis of Spread Footing Foundations as a Highway Bridge Alternative." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1132692323

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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