Design and construction of driven pile foundations--lessons learned on the Central Artery/Tunnel project

Bradshaw, Aaron S.; Baxter, Christopher D. P.

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Design and construction of driven pile foundations--lessons learned on the Central Artery/Tunnel project

2006-06-01
By Bradshaw, Aaron S. ; Baxter, Christopher D. P.

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English

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Creators:

Bradshaw, Aaron S. ; Baxter, Christopher D. P.
Corporate Creators:

University of Rhode Island
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Infrastructure Research and Development
Subject/TRT Terms:
- Pile foundations
- Load tests
Publication/ Report Number:

FHWA-HRT-05-159
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

Final report
Contracting Officer:

Ealy, Carl
Corporate Publisher:

Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
Abstract:

Five contracts from the Central Artery/Tunnel (CA/T) project in Boston, MA, were reviewed to document issues related to design and construction of driven pile foundations. Given the soft and compressible marine clays in the Boston area, driven pile foundations were selected to support specific structures, including retaining walls, abutments, roadway slabs, transition structures, and ramps. This report presents the results of a study to assess the lessons learned from pile driving on the CA/T. This study focused on an evaluation of static and dynamic load test data and a case study of significant movement of an adjacent building during pile driving. The load test results showed that the piles have more capacity than what they were designed for. At the site of significant movement of an adjacent building, installation of wick drains and preaugering to mitigate additional movement proved to be ineffective. Detailed settlement, inclinometer, and piezometer data are presented.
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PDF
Funding:

DTFH61-03-P-00174
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1010/dot_1010_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 631.24 KB]
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Federal Highway Administration
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