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Long-Term Movements Of Highway Bridge Approach Embankments And Pavements, Tommy C. Hopkins
Long-Term Movements Of Highway Bridge Approach Embankments And Pavements, Tommy C. Hopkins
Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report
Long-term movements of highway bridge approach embankments and pavements are described and factors that may lead to settlement of highway bridge approach pavements are discussed. Six case histories are presented. The bridge approach sites were observed at different times during the period 1966 to 1985. At four sites, lateral movements, measured from slope inclinometers, of the approach embankments were monitored over time periods ranging from 8 to 14 years. Settlements of the highway bridge approaches were monitored some three to four years after paving. Estimated and observed settlements of the foundations at the study sites were obtained for a length …