Development of LRFD Design Procedures for Bridge Piles in Iowa, Field Testing of Steel H-Piles in Clay, Sand and Mixed Soils and Data Analysis, Final Report, September 2011

(2011) Development of LRFD Design Procedures for Bridge Piles in Iowa, Field Testing of Steel H-Piles in Clay, Sand and Mixed Soils and Data Analysis, Final Report, September 2011. Transportation, Department of

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Abstract

In response to the mandate on Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) implementations by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on all ne\v bridge projects initiated after October I, 2007, the Iowa Highway Research Board (IHRB) sponsored these research projects to develop regional LRFD recommendations. The LRFD development was performed using the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) Pile Load Test database (PILOT). To increase the data points for LRFD development, develop LRFD recommendations for dynamic methods, and validate the results of LRFD calibration, 10 full-scale field tests on the most commonly used steel H-piles (e.g., HP 10 x 42) were conducted throughout Iowa. Detailed in situ soil investigations were carried out, push-in pressure cells \Vere in stalled, and laboratory soil tests were performed. Pile responses during driving, at the end of driving (EOD), and at re-strikes were monitored using the Pile Driving Analyzer (PDA), following with the Case Pile Wave Analysis Program (CAPW AP) analysis. The hammer blow counts were recorded for Wave Equation Analysis Program (WEAP) and dynamic formulas. Static load tests (SL Ts) were performed and the pile capacities were determined based on the Davisson's criteria. The extensive experimental research studies generated important data for analytical and computational investigations. Were compared with the simulated results obtained using a model of the TZPILE program and using the modified borehole shear test method. Two analytical pile setup quantification methods, in terms of soil properties, were developed and validated. A new calibration procedure was developed to incorporate pile setup into LRFD.