Performance Testing of Full-Scale Bridge Abutments (NEES-2010-0980)

<p>Title: Performance Testing of Full-Scale Bridge Abutments (NEES-2010-0980)</p> <p><strong>Year Of Curation: </strong>2013</p> <p><strong>Description: </strong>Full scale testing of a 15'x10'x3' abutment backwall with SE30 sandy backfill heights of 5.5' and 8.0' to measure the passive resistance under lateral loading.</p> <p><strong>Award: </strong>Caltrans 59A0247</p> <p><strong>PIs & CoPIs: </strong>Jonathan Stewart, Ertugrul Taciroglu, John Wallace</p> <p><strong>Dates: </strong>July 17, 2006 - May 17, 2013</p> <p><strong>Organizations: </strong>University of California, Los Angeles, CA, United States</p> <p><strong>Facilities: </strong>University of California, Los Angeles, CA, United States</p> <p><strong>Sponsor: </strong>Caltrans - 59A0247</p> <p><strong>Keywords: </strong>bridge abutments,lateral displacement, passive capacity, large scale testing</p> <p><strong>Publications: </strong>"Nonlinear Load-Deflection Behavior of 8.0 ft Abutment", "Set-up Summary for Test T8.0- 2" </p> <nb:citations></nb:citations>