Load and resistance factor design of shallow foundations for bridges

<p>Load Factor Design (LFD), adopted by AASHTO in the mid-1970, is currently used for bridge superstructure design. However, the AASHTO specifications do not have any LFD provisions for foundations. In this study, a LFD format for the design of shallow foundations for bridges is developed.&...

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Main Author: Chen, Jou-Jun Robert
Other Authors: Civil Engineering
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/44627
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09082012-040034/