Loading Test of GRS Bridge Pier and Abutment in Denver, Colorado

摘要

Geosynthetic reinforced soil (GRS) technology has been widely used in theconstruction of retaining walls, embankments, slopes, and shallow foundations. In July 1996, a 5.5-m high prototype GRS bridge pier was constructed at Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, Federal Highway Administration. A series of loading tests have demonstrated that the GRS bridge pier has a very high load capacity and excellent performance characteristics under typical design loads (Adams, 1997). This study was undertaken as a continuation of the Turner-Fairbank's test.