In designing the pile caps for a simple span bridge with piles that are centered under each girder, ie/ 5 piles/ abutment and 5 girder arrangement for the superstructure all which are centered over the pile locations, apart from the self weight, wingwalls and soil pressures, there appears to be...
Looking for any advice/previous experiences in performing a "simple and inexpensive" staic load test on timber piles. The piles are supporting a log stringer bridge, 20m span w/ six piles/abutment. There is an interest to replace the superstructure (log stringers & timber deck) and...
I am looking for advice on how best to address the following problem: Steel bridge deck w/ about 1.4 million button welds holding top grid components together are showing advanced stages of distress, welds are breaking at a rate of approx. 40,000/year and maintenance is becoming overwhelming...
