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Cost-Benefit Analyses For Load Resistance Factor Design (Lrfd) Of Drilled Shafts In Arkansas, Sarah Michelle Bey
Cost-Benefit Analyses For Load Resistance Factor Design (Lrfd) Of Drilled Shafts In Arkansas, Sarah Michelle Bey
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To achieve more cost efficient transportation infrastructure within the state of Arkansas, a series of cost-benefit analyses were performed. The analyses, specifically developed for load resistance factor design (LRFD) designed drilled shaft foundations, were designed to compare the fiscal impacts of the drilling and sampling, in-field and laboratory testing, full-scale load testing, and concrete mixing techniques utilized by the University of Arkansas (UofA), the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD), and the Missouri Department of Transportation (MODOT). The methodologies were compared at three test site locations within the state of Arkansas: Siloam Springs, AR, Turrell, AR, and Monticello, AR. These …