Design and construction guidelines for downdrag on uncoated and bitumen-coated piles.

Author(s)
Briaud, J.-L. & Tucker, L.
Year
Abstract

These guidelines are the result of a study using bitumen-coated piles to reduce downdrag. The study included a literature review, field tests, laboratory tests, environmental studies, and an economic analysis. The guidelines provide a comprehensive description of the downdrag problem, an analysis of the behaviour of piles subjected to downdrag, a selection of the bitumen coating, and a step-by-step design procedure. The PILENEG software developed as part of this project and described in these guidelines allows users to analyse a pile subjected to downdrag. The PILENEG software is available on the Internet World Wide Web at http://civilgrads.tamu.edu/briaud. The research agency's final report and a video on the design and construction of bitumen-coated piles are available from the NCHRP upon request. (A)

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Library number
980034 ST [electronic version only]
Source

Washington, D.C., National Research Council NRC, Transportation Research Board TRB / National Academy Press, 1997, 118 p., 73 ref.; National Cooperative Highway Research Program NCHRP Report ; 393 - NCHRP Project 24-5, FY '88 - ISSN 0077-5614 / ISBN 0-309-06065-6

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