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1. REPORT No. 2. GOVERNMENT ACCESSION No. 3. RECIPIENT'S CATALOG No.

CA-HWY-MR-642114(2)72-19
4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE 5. REPORT DATE

Settlement Study At Bridge Approaches

April 1972
6. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION

7. AUTHOR(S)

Zeiler, Ben; Kleiman, William F.; Smith, Travis; Hirsch, Albin D.

9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS

8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT No.

CA-HWY-MR-642114(2)72-19
10. WORK UNIT No.

State of California Department of Public Works Division of Highways Materials and Research Department
12. SPONSORING AGENCY NAME AND ADDRESS

11. CONTRACT OR GRANT No.

13. TYPE OF REPORT & PERIOD COVERED

Final Report
14. SPONSORING AGENCY CODE

15. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES

16. ABSTRACT

Excessive differential settlement of the road surface at bridge abutments creates a driving hazard and often requires periodic maintenance work. Over 900 field settlement records of approach embankments to structures located throughout California were collected for analysis. A major portion of the correlational work was accomplished by optical coincidence methods. Settlement vs. log-time plots were prepared and pertinent soil test data affixed to each plot. Only recorded settlements of the foundation soil of 0.20 ft or greater were included in this study. Variables relating time-settlement characteristics to different soil types were analyzed. Soil information was limited to sample borings and penetrometer data. Actual and contract waiting periods were analyzed in conjunction with surcharge data. Benefits of surcharge vs. nonsurge data are described. The failure to find detectable correlation between soil data and other parameters forced the researchers to abandon further work on this project.

17. KEYWORDS

Settlements, differential settlement, bridge abutements. approach embankments, settlement rate, field measurements, approach embankments, settlement rate, field measurements, correlations, data processing
18. No. OF PAGES: 19. DRI WEBSITE LINK

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20. FILE NAME

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72-19.pdf
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