I am modeling a concrete deck/steel girder 4-span bridge for seiesmic response in the piers using GT-Strudl. So that I only need a single expansion joint, I am going to fix the superstructure at the third pier and use elastomeric bearings at the other 2 piers and 2 abutments. Using seismic...
I am designing a wall pier for a river crossing. The pier will be on a footing that will be founded on a tremie seal supported by piles. I have sample calcs of a pile design for a bridge pier with a tremie seal from US Steel-Highway Structures Design Handbook from the early 1970s. To design...