This report explores recommended changes to Section 10 of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ Load Resistance Factor Design Bridge Design Specifications for the strength limit state design of shallow foundations. Appendices A through H for NCHRP Report 651 are available online: Appendix A (Alternative model background) at http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_651AppendixA.pdf; Appendix B (Findings : state of practice, serviceability and databases) at http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_651AppendixB.pdf; Appendix C (Questionnaire summary ) at http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_651AppendixC.pdf; Appendix D (UML-GTR ShalFound07 database ) at http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_651AppendixD.pdf; Appendix E (UML-GTR RockFound07 database) at http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_651AppendixE.pdf; Appendix F (Shallow foundations modes of failure and failure criteria ) at http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_651AppendixF.pdf; Appendix G (Bias calculation examples ) at http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_651AppendixG.pdf; Appedix H (Design examples) at http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_rpt_651Appendixh.pdf (Author/publisher)
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