Lateral loads on piles for highway bridges 1

[jfmann]

Seeking to find out how highway departments deal with the issue of lateral loads on abutment piles.........what calculation procedures or software programs are typically used.........in some cases I have found that there is a lack of specific design for the lateral loads and so I am wondering what policies are in use in design departments....

 

[RNP]

Typically, COM624 is used for the design of Laterally loaded piles. It was developed by Federal Highways Administration.

 

[georam]

AS RNP indicated, try the COM624p software. Download from FHWA website at <A HREF="

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/geosoft.com"

TARGET="_new">

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/geosoft.com</A><br>

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Regards

 

[DDawson]

The Coorect address is

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/geosoft.htm

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[MattR]

Try Florida Pier for lateral analysis of pile groups. Available at

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/Structures/.

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