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Publication
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Pile Foundations Allowable Stresses in Piles  1983  FHWA-RD-83-059  PB84-199462   
Pile Foundations Behavior of Piles and Pile Groups in Cohesionless Soils  1983  FHWA-RD-83-038  PB86-152089/AS   
Pile Foundations Behavior of Piles and Pile Groups under Lateral Loads  1985  FHWA-RD-85-106  PB86-238466   
Drilled Shafts Bored Piles  1986  FHWA-TS-86-206  PB87-164794   
Structural Foundations Bridge Foundation Needs  1982  FHWA-RD-82-050  PB82-263294   
Pile Foundations Centrifugal Testing of Model Piles and Pile Groups  1984       
Pile Foundations Design and Construction of Driven Pile Foundations  1997       
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     
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)
Drilled Shafts Drilled Shafts for Bridge Foundations  1992  FHWA-RD-92-004     
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 Evaluation and Improvement of Existing Bridge Foundations  1983  FHWA-RD-83-061  PB84-199454   
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)
Pile Foundations Field Study of Pile Group Action  1981       
Structural Foundations Foundation Reuse for Highway Bridges  2018  FHWA-HIF-18-055    View PDF (10 mb)
Structural Foundations Friction Angles of Open-Graded Aggregates From Large-Scale Direct Shear Testing  2013  FHWA-HRT-13-068    View PDF (1 mb)
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. 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. 15 - Acceptance Procedures for Structural Foundations of Transportation Structures  2022  FHWA-HIF-22-024    View PDF (4 mb)
GEC Geotechnical Engineering Circular No. 6 - Shallow Foundations  2002  FHWA-IF-02-054    View PDF (8 mb)
GEC Geotechnical Engineering Circular No. 8 - Design and Construction of Continuous Flight Auger Piles  2007  FHWA-HIF-07-039    View PDF (10 mb)
GEC Geotechnical Engineering Circular No. 9 - Design and Analysis of Laterally Loaded Deep Foundations  2018  FHWA-NHI-18-031    View PDF (4 mb)
Miscellaneous Geotechnical Instrumentation  1998  FHWA-HI-98-034     
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)
Drilled Shafts Handbook on Design And Construction of Drilled Shafts Under Lateral Load  1984  FHWA-IP-84-11  PB85-201085   
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)
Pile Foundations Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) for Highway Bridge Substructures  1998  FHWA-HI-98-032     
Drilled Shafts Load Transfer for Drilled Shafts in Intermediate Geomaterials  1995  FHWA-RD-95-172     
Spread Footings Performance of Highway Bridge Abutments Supported By Spread Footings on Compacted Fill  1981  FHWA-RD-81-184  PB83-201822   
Structural Foundations Protocols for the Assessment and Repair of Bridge Foundations  2017  FHWA-HIF-17-044    View PDF (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)
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)
Miscellaneous Soils and Foundations Workshop Manual  2000  FHWA-NHI-00-045     
Spread Footings Spread Footings for Highway Bridges  1986  FHWA-RD-86-185  PB88-181706   
Research State of The Practice and Art for Structural Health Monitoring of Bridge Substructures  2014  FHWA-HRT-09-040    View PDF (8 mb)
Pile Foundations Static Testing of Deep Foundations  1991  FHWA-SA-91-042  PB-92176817  View PDF (31 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)
Pile Foundations Texas Quick Load Method for Foundation Load Testing  1977  FHWA-IP-77-8  PB-267353   
Pile Foundations The Osterberg Cell for Load Testing Drilled Shafts And Driven Piles  1994  FHWA-SA-94-035  PB95-209508   
Pile Foundations The Performance of Pile Driving Systems  1986  FHWA-RD-86-160     
Structural Foundations Tolerable Movement Criteria for Highway Bridges  1981  FHWA-RD-81-162  PB83-198804   
Structural Foundations Tolerable Movement Criteria for Highway Bridges  1985  FHWA-RD-85-107  PB86-150745/AS   
Spread Footings Training Course in Geotechnical and Foundation Engineering: Shallow Foundations  2001       
Spread Footings Users Manual for Computer Program CBEAR: Bearing Capacity Analysis of Shallow Foundations  1994  FHWA-SA-94-034  PB96-210869   
Pile Foundations User's Manual for Computer Program SPILE: Ultimate Static Capacity for Driven Piles  1992  FHWA-SA-92-044  PB93-216802   
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)
Updated: 07/15/2022
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