Abstract

The use of high quality granular embankment fill at Foyle Bridge enabled the east abutment to be founded directly on pad footings within the 13 m high approach embankment. This has allowed considerable savings to be made when compared with the piled foundation design proposed at tender. This foundation solution was possible because the free-draining sandy ground conditions ensured that embankment consolidation settlement was completed soon after the fill was placed. Also the bridge foundation differential settlement tolerances were relaxed to 40 mm and contingency plans were developed to shim the bridge-bearings to enable the designers to contend with the most unfavourable estimates of long-term settlement. The Paper describes the application of the observational method from the design stage, during which settlement predictions were made and contingency plans developed, to the post-construction stage, when settlement monitoring was carried out and contingency plans were reviewed. L'emploi d'un matériau de remblaiement granulaire de grande qualité a permis de fonder directement la culée du pont de Foyle sur des semelles installées dans le remblai de 13 m de haut. Ceci a permis de faire des économies importantes par rapport au projet initial de fondation sur pieux. Cette solution a pu être mise en oeuvre du fait du terrain sableux très drainant assurant au remblai un tassement de consolidation instantané. De plus, des tassements différentiels acceptables de plus de 40 mm sur les fondations du pont, combinés à un dispositif de relevage des éléments d'appuis ont permis aux concepteurs de faire face aux tassements résiduels probables les plus défavorables. L'article décrit les applications de la méthode d'observation depuis la conception durant laquelle les prévisions de tassements furent faîtes et les dispositifs d'adaptation éventuelle furent élaborés jusqu' à la construction lorsque les tassements ont été enregistrés et le dispositif de réglage revu.

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