Users manual for the Texas quick-load method for foundation load testing.

Details

• Creators:
  Butler, H.D. ; Hoy, Horace E.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas. State Dept. of Highways and Public Transportation. Bridge Division
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Pile foundations
  • Load tests
  • Loads
  • Hydraulic jacks
  • Costs
  • Economic factors
  • Manuals
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-IP-77-8
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research and Development
• Abstract:
  The Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation has· ; developed and implemented a "quick-load" method for load testing ; piling and drilled shafts. Using this method a load test can be ; completed in a relatively short time of one to two hours. On small ; projects where the time consuming AASHTO test cannot be economically ; justified, use of this test makes i:t feasible to use full-scale ; load tests to verify foundation designs on these jobs. ; The purpose of the information presented herein is to assist highway ; engineers in understanding, using, and applying quick-load test ; methods. Additionally it will provide them with the information ; necessary to prepare specification~ and cost estimates for quick-load ; testing.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DOT-FH-11-8608
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28053/dot_28053_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.58 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4ff40b2e5bff43e1862f04159101d453af22b7a43642d3ed795b197339df885d67ada5793c14d8f49a996a2b98b9582c1a8fd00f5b2271445cd0bd3c19f0e28e