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Title
Publication
Year
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Pile Foundations Design and Construction of Driven Pile Foundations  1997       
Spread Footings Training Course in Geotechnical and Foundation Engineering: Shallow Foundations  2001       
Pile Foundations Centrifugal Testing of Model Piles and Pile Groups  1984       
Pile Foundations Field Study of Pile Group Action  1981       
Geotechnical Notebook Issuances GT-15 - Geotechnical Differing Site Conditions    FHWA-1996    View PDF (0.2 mb)
Geotechnical Notebook Issuances GT-16 - "Determination of Unknown Subsurface Bridge Foundations," NCHRP 21-5 Interim Report Summary    FHWA-1998    View PDF (1 mb)
Miscellaneous FHWA Checklist and Guidelines for Review of Geotechnical Reports and Preliminary Plans and Specifications  2003  FHWA-ED-88-053    View PDF (0.2 mb)
Spread Footing Selection of Spread Footings on Soils to Support Highway Bridge Structures  2017  FHWA-FHWA-RC/TD-10-001    View PDF (3 mb)
Pile Foundations Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) for Highway Bridge Substructures  1998  FHWA-HI-98-032     
Miscellaneous Geotechnical Instrumentation  1998  FHWA-HI-98-034     
GEC Geotechnical Engineering Circular No. 8 - Design and Construction of Continuous Flight Auger Piles  2007  FHWA-HIF-07-039    View PDF (10 mb)
Structural Foundations Protocols for the Assessment and Repair of Bridge Foundations  2017  FHWA-HIF-17-044    View PDF (2 mb)
Structural Foundations Foundation Reuse for Highway Bridges  2018  FHWA-HIF-18-055    View PDF (10 mb)
GEC Geotechnical Engineering Circular No. 15 - Acceptance Procedures for Structural Foundations of Transportation Structures  2022  FHWA-HIF-22-024    View PDF (4 mb)
Pile Foundations Design and Construction of Driven Pile Foundations: Lessons Learned on the Central Artery/Tunnel Project New 2006  FHWA-HRT-05-159    View PDF (1 mb)
Research State of The Practice and Art for Structural Health Monitoring of Bridge Substructures  2014  FHWA-HRT-09-040    View PDF (8 mb)
Structural Foundations Summary Report On The FHWA LTBP Workshop To Identify Bridge Substructure Performance Issues: March 4–6, 2010, In Orlando, FL  2013  FHWA-HRT-11-037    View PDF (1 mb)
Structural Foundations Friction Angles of Open-Graded Aggregates From Large-Scale Direct Shear Testing  2013  FHWA-HRT-13-068    View PDF (1 mb)
Pile Foundations Liquefaction-Induced Downdrag on Continuous Flight Auger (CFA) Piles From Full-Scale Tests Using Blast Liquefaction New 2017  FHWA-HRT-17-060    View PDF (1 mb)
GEC Geotechnical Engineering Circular No. 6 - Shallow Foundations  2002  FHWA-IF-02-054    View PDF (8 mb)
Pile Foundations Texas Quick Load Method for Foundation Load Testing  1977  FHWA-IP-77-8  PB-267353   
Drilled Shafts Handbook on Design And Construction of Drilled Shafts Under Lateral Load  1984  FHWA-IP-84-11  PB85-201085   
Miscellaneous Soils and Foundations Workshop Manual  2000  FHWA-NHI-00-045     
Pile Foundations Design and Construction of Driven Pile Foundations Reference Manual - Volume I  2006  FHWA-NHI-05-042     
Pile Foundations Design and Construction of Driven Pile Foundations Reference Manual - Volume II  2006  FHWA-NHI-05-043     
Miscellaneous Soils and Foundations Reference Manual - Volume I  2006  FHWA-NHI-06-088    View PDF (10 mb)
Miscellaneous Soils and Foundations Reference Manual - Volume II  2006  FHWA-NHI-06-089    View PDF (13 mb)
GEC Geotechnical Engineering Circular No. 12 - Design and Construction of Driven Pile Foundations - Volume I
Geotechnical Engineering Circular No. 12 - Design and Construction of Driven Pile Foundations - Volume II
Comprehensive Design Examples
 
2016  FHWA-NHI-16-009
FHWA-NHI-16-010
FHWA-NHI-16-064 
   
GEC Geotechnical Engineering Circular No. 10 - Drilled Shafts: Construction Procedures and LRFD Design Methods  2018  FHWA-NHI-18-024    View PDF (28MB)
GEC Geotechnical Engineering Circular No. 9 - Design and Analysis of Laterally Loaded Deep Foundations  2018  FHWA-NHI-18-031    View PDF (4 mb)
Structural Foundations Dynamic Bridge Substructure Evaluation and Monitoring  2005  FHWA-RD-03-089    View PDF (6 mb)
Pile Foundations Dynamic Pile Driving Measurements for University Of Houston Pile Group Study  1981  FHWA-RD-81-009  PB81-245680   
Structural Foundations Tolerable Movement Criteria for Highway Bridges  1981  FHWA-RD-81-162  PB83-198804   
Spread Footings Performance of Highway Bridge Abutments Supported By Spread Footings on Compacted Fill  1981  FHWA-RD-81-184  PB83-201822   
Structural Foundations Bridge Foundation Needs  1982  FHWA-RD-82-050  PB82-263294   
Pile Foundations Behavior of Piles and Pile Groups in Cohesionless Soils  1983  FHWA-RD-83-038  PB86-152089/AS   
Pile Foundations Allowable Stresses in Piles  1983  FHWA-RD-83-059  PB84-199462   
Structural Foundations Evaluation and Improvement of Existing Bridge Foundations  1983  FHWA-RD-83-061  PB84-199454   
Pile Foundations Behavior of Piles and Pile Groups under Lateral Loads  1985  FHWA-RD-85-106  PB86-238466   
Structural Foundations Tolerable Movement Criteria for Highway Bridges  1985  FHWA-RD-85-107  PB86-150745/AS   
Pile Foundations The Performance of Pile Driving Systems  1986  FHWA-RD-86-160     
Spread Footings Spread Footings for Highway Bridges  1986  FHWA-RD-86-185  PB88-181706   
Drilled Shafts Drilled Shafts for Bridge Foundations  1992  FHWA-RD-92-004     
Drilled Shafts Load Transfer for Drilled Shafts in Intermediate Geomaterials  1995  FHWA-RD-95-172     
Pile Foundations Static Testing of Deep Foundations  1991  FHWA-SA-91-042  PB-92176817  View PDF (31 mb)
Pile Foundations User's Manual for Laterally Loaded Pile Analysis Program for the Microcomputer, (COM624P) Version 2.0  1991  FHWA-SA-91-048  PB-94108305  View PDF (32 mb)
Pile Foundations User's Manual for Computer Program SPILE: Ultimate Static Capacity for Driven Piles  1992  FHWA-SA-92-044  PB93-216802   
Spread Footings Users Manual for Computer Program CBEAR: Bearing Capacity Analysis of Shallow Foundations  1994  FHWA-SA-94-034  PB96-210869   
Pile Foundations The Osterberg Cell for Load Testing Drilled Shafts And Driven Piles  1994  FHWA-SA-94-035  PB95-209508   
Drilled Shafts Bored Piles  1986  FHWA-TS-86-206  PB87-164794   
Updated: 07/15/2022
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