| Title | Design and construction of driven pile foundations--lessons learned on the Central Artery/Tunnel project |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 38025 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Bradshaw, Aaron S.; Baxter, Christopher D. P. |
| Source | 59 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) |
| Corporate Creator | University of Rhode Island |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Infrastructure Research and Development |
| Publisher | Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center |
| Publication Date | 20060600 |
| Language | English |
| 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. |
| Rosap ID | dot:1010 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/1010 |
| TRT Terms | Pile foundations; Load tests |
| Classification | NTL - HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION - Design |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1046216 |
| Contract Number | DTFH61-03-P-00174 |
| Report Number | FHWA-HRT-05-159 |
| Availability | Federal Highway Administration |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/38000/38000/38025/05159.pdf |
| Alternative URL | http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/infrastructure/geotechnical/05159/05159.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |