Structural Foundations

Conferences

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Software

• Foundation Stress and Settlement Analysis: FoSSA 1.0. Program Distribution
  • Maintenance Upgrade 05 03/21/07
• FB-Pier
• Driven
  • User's Manual (pdf, 1.5 mb)

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Best Practices

• Structural Foundations
  • Missouri DOT - Many experts have concluded that the Missouri DOT has a best Drilled Shaft Construction Specifications. It includes specifications for NDE (non-Destructive evaluation) of completed drilled shafts.

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Memos

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Research

• A Quarter Century of Geotechnical Research

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Publications

• GEC No. 8 Design And Construction Of Continuous Flight Auger Piles
• Dynamic Bridge Substructure Evaluation and Monitoring
• 2002 Scanning Project Innovative Technology for Accelerated Construction of Bridge and Embankment Foundations
• Drilled Shafts: Construction Procedures and Design Methods
  • Drilled Shafts - FHWA IF-99-025 errata sheet
• GT-16 - Unknown Foundations (.pdf, 0.7 mb)
• Micropile - Design and Construction Guidelines Manual
• FHWA Checklist and Guidelines for Review of Geotechnical Reports and Preliminary Plans and Specifications
• Sample Drilled Shaft Inspection Forms

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Training & Workshops

• National Highway Institute (NHI) Geotechnical Courses
  • Drilled Shafts
  • Driven Pile Foundations - Design and Construction
  • Driven Pile Foundations - Construction Monitoring
  • Shallow Foundations
  • Driven Pile Foundation Inspection
  • Drilled Shaft Foundation Inspection
  • Micropile Design and Construction
• Transportation Curriculum Coordination Council Geotechnical Certification Technical Committee
  • Drilled Shaft Inspector Tutorial
  • Pile Driving Inspector Tutorial
  • Driven Pile Foundation Inspection Brochure
  • Drilled Shaft Foundation Inspection Brochure

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Related Features

• Continuous Flight Augered (CFA) Piles
• National Highway Institute
• Turner Fairbank Highway Research Center

Contact:

Barry Siel
Resource Center (San Francisco)
720-963-3208
barry.siel@fhwa.dot.gov

About Structural Foundations

This technical area provides method and procedural guidance concerning the selection, design, performance, specification, installation, quality assurance/quality control, construction monitoring, construction inspection, and static and dynamic load-testing associated with structural foundations for transportation applications. Structural foundations covered include shallow foundations, driven piles, micropiles, auger-cast in-place piles, and drilled shafts.