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Journal
Volume 80 (1999)
Front matter I
Preface III
Table of Contents 1
Rubric: Session 1: Geo-technical and geophysical investigations 5
Article: Evolution of bridge foundations for constructability, economy, sustainability and safety 7
Article: Application of geophysical techniques for major bridge projects in Denmark 13
Article: Rapid investigation methods of soil properties and interpretation of their results for bridge foundations design 19
Article: Geotechnical design considerations for Storebælt East Bridge and Øresund Bridge 25
Article: Evaluation of cracked soft rock on in-situ test results 31
Article: Computerised resistivity meter for subsurface investigations 37
Article: Short-falls in sub-surface investigations for bridge foundations: a few case studies along with review of codal provisions 45
Article: Establishment of foundation design parameters for limestone 51
Rubric: Session 2: Bed erosion and scour 57
Article: Design flood: an overview of Indian practice 59
Article: Role of hydraulic model studies in bridge design 67
Article: Design and evaluation of bridges for scour in the United States of North America 75
Article: Mathematical modelling for scour around bridge piers 83
Article: Application of the erodibility index method to estimate scour at bridge piers 91
Article: Maximum scour depths around a bridge pier in sand and in clay are equal? 97
Article: Monitoring of lateral earth pressures on well foundations through instrumentation 109
Article: Development and testing of instrumentation for monitoring scour at bridges 121
Article: Bridge scour and stream instability countermeasures: current practice in the United States 127
Article: Scour and stream stability problems at highway bridges in the United States 133
Article: Case studies and lessons learned from recent scour-related bridge failures in the United States 139
Article: Hydraulic modelling for bridge scour analysis in tidal waterways 145
Rubric: Session 3: Loading, load factors and design techniques. Part 1 151
Article: Pylon foundation of four cablestay bridges: the Indian experience 153
Article: The test and research on design method of diaphragm wall-type foundation of bridge 169
Article: Elasto-plastic foundation analysis of ship collision to the Øresund High Bridge 175
Article: Design of foundation for multispan arch bridge over river Sungai Dinding 181
Article: Bridge foundations design practice: codes development in Russia 191
Article: Pylon foundation design of Wuhan Bai Sha Zhou Bridge 197
Article: Design of river piers for the Second Peace Bridge 203
Rubric: Session 4: Loading, load factors and design techniques. Part 2 209
Article: Swing bridge over Suez Canal at El Ferdan: soil structure interaction and deformations 211
Article: Large diameter steel tubular piles for optimum seismic performance 217
Article: Lateral load capacity estimation of large diameter bored piles and its implementation: a study 221
Article: Seismic response for cable-stayed bridge pylon foundation considering soil-structure interaction 229
Article: Safe load from deficient pile load test data 235
Article: Effect of pile cap flexural rigidity on the behaviour of bridge foundations 241
Article: Foundations of the Jamuna Bridge: design and construction 247
Rubric: Session 5: Construction. Part 1 263
Article: Design and construction of foundations for Akashi Kaikyo Bridge 265
Article: Innovative structural solutions and construction techniques for deep foundations of large bridges over rivers 271
Article: Special method of well sinking adopted at new Nizamuddin Bridge on National Highway-24 in New Delhi 277
Article: Unique features of foundations Nos. 17 & 18 - Jogighopa Bridge 285
Article: Well foundation construction in bouldery bed strata: a case study 291
Article: Construction of anchored caissons for a motorway viaduct 303
Rubric: Session 6: Construction. Part 2 309
Article: Verifying computer models of bridge foundations 311
Article: A study on the techniques of spiral pressure and cementation for underwater concrete piles 317
Article: Rapid construction of railway bridge by soil cement and steel pile methode 323
Article: Riprap protection at bridge piers 329
Article: New Zealand case studies of scour at bridge foundations 335
Article: Foundation design and construction of Rail-cum-Road Bridge across river Damodar near Mejia 341
Article: Foundation of bridges on river Ganges in India 351
Rubric: Session 7: Case studies 369
Article: Design of foundations for the Storebælt East Bridge 371
Article: Present situations and problems in design and construction of caisson foundations in Japan 379
Article: Problems of construction of caisson foundations of the Second Hooghly Bridge (Vidyasagar Setu) at Calcutta and their solutions 385
Article: Difficult foundations of Jogighopa Bridge: some design aspects 391
Article: Foundation for the Uddevalla Bridge 401
Article: Planning and monitoring the foundations for the Øresund Bridge 407
Article: Foundation failure of bridges in Orissa: two case studies 415
Article: Construction and maintenance problems of Kallabhomara bridge across river Brahamputra near Tezpur on NH-37a 421
Article: Innovative bridge foundation for hilly regions 427
Article: Special chemicals for effective restoration of distressed bridge foundations 435
Article: The Confederation Bridge, Canada 441
Miscellaneous 447