Design and load testing of large diameter open-ended driven piles
By: consultants, Dan A. Brown and W. Robert Thompson III, Dan Brown and Associates, Sequatchie, Tennessee
Contributors: Thompson, William Robert, 1966- author; National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board; National Cooperative Highway Research Program; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; United States. Federal Highway Administration
Series: NCHRP synthesis -- 478; Synthesis of highway practice -- 478.
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780309271851; 9781523108930
Subjects: Piling (Civil engineering); Design and construction; Testing; Bridges; Foundations and piers
Description: "TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 478: Design and Load Testing of Large Diameter Open-Ended Driven Piles documents information regarding the current state of practice with respect to the selection, use, design, construction, and quality control of large diameter open-ended driven piles for transportation structures. This report may provide agencies with information to develop guidance and methods for technical guides and design codes, as well as to identify gaps in knowledge to guide future research."--
Notes: "A synthesis of highway practice."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 56-60).

Research sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration NCHRP project 20-05, topic 45-05
Table of contents: title: Summary; title: chapter 1. Introduction; title: chapter 2. State of practice and literature review; title: chapter 3. Agency state of practice for large diameter open-ended piles; title: chapter 4. Private-sector perspectives on large diameter open-ended piles; title: chapter 5. Case histories; title: chapter 6. Conclusions; title: Glossary; title: References; title: Bibliography; title: appendix A. Survey questionnaire; title: appendix B. Summary report of survey responses of states using LDOEPs; title: appendix C. Interview notes of selected states using LDOEPs; title: appendix D. Interview notes of private practice.