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Federal Highway Administration > Publications > Research > Structures > A Laboratory and Field Study of Composite Piles for Bridge Substructures

Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-04-043
Date: March 2006

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APPENDIX A. INTERFACE TEST RESULTS

This appendix contains the results of all the interface tests performed for the interface study described in chapter 3.

Table 53. Organization of the figures in appendix A.

Pile/Material

Density Sand (1)

Model Sand (2)

Lancaster composite FRP shell (CP40)

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Hardcore composite FRP shell (24-4)

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Hardcore FRP plate-untreated surface

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Hardcore FRP plate-treated surface

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PPI plastic pile

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Prestressed concrete pile

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Steel sheet pile

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Notes: (1) See table 10, chapter 3, for a summary of interface shear test results on Density sand.

(2) See table 11, chapter 3, for a summary of interface shear test results on Model sand.

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Figure 221. Graphs. Interface shear test results, Density sand-to-Lancaster FRP shell interface.

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Figure 222. Graphs. Interface shear test results, Density sand-to-Hardcore FRP shell interface.

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Figure 223. Graphs. Interface shear test results, Density sand-to-Hardcore FRP plate (untreated) interface.

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Figure 224. Graphs. Interface shear test results, Density sand-to-treated Hardcore FRP plate interface.

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Figure 225. Graphs. Interface shear test results, Density sand-to-plastic interface.

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Figure 226. Graphs. Interface shear test results, Density sand-to-concrete interface.

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Figure 227. Graphs. Interface shear test results, Density sand-to-steel interface.

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Figure 228. Graphs. Interface shear test results, Model sand-to-Lancaster FRP shell interface.

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Figure 229. Graphs. Interface shear test results, Model sand-to-Hardcore FRP shell interface.

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Figure 230. Graphs. Interface shear test results, Model sand-to-Hardcore FRP plate (untreated) interface.

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Figure 231. Graphs. Interface shear test results, Model sand-to-treated Hardcore FRP plate interface.

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Figure 232. Graphs. Interface shear test results, Model sand-to-plastic interface.

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Figure 233. Graphs. Interface shear test results, Model sand-to-concrete interface.

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Figure 234. Graphs. Interface shear test results, Model sand-to-steel interface.

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