Location
St. Louis, Missouri
Presentation Date
13 Mar 1991, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Abstract
The construction of a new road included a bridge crossing a river. The location of the bridge crossing was about 300 feet (91.5 meters) downstream from an historic dam. Prior to construction, concerns were raised about vibrations which might be generated from construction activities, especially pile driving for the new bridge abutments, and their potential effect on the integrity of the dam. As a result, a vibration study was conducted on the dam, prior to construction, to assess the vibrations generated from normal operation of the dam and from a simulated pile driving operation. Based on the simulated pile driving activity, a recommendation was made for limiting the pile driving energy, which was implemented during construction. A follow-up vibration study was conducted in the field during construction to both monitor the vibrations transmitted to the dam and adjust pile driving operations (if needed); and to confirm the data collected from the previous investigation.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
2nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 1991 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Jedele, L. P., "Pile Driving Criteria for Construction Near an Historic Dam" (1991). International Conferences on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics. 18.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icrageesd/02icrageesd/session11/18
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Pile Driving Criteria for Construction Near an Historic Dam
St. Louis, Missouri
The construction of a new road included a bridge crossing a river. The location of the bridge crossing was about 300 feet (91.5 meters) downstream from an historic dam. Prior to construction, concerns were raised about vibrations which might be generated from construction activities, especially pile driving for the new bridge abutments, and their potential effect on the integrity of the dam. As a result, a vibration study was conducted on the dam, prior to construction, to assess the vibrations generated from normal operation of the dam and from a simulated pile driving operation. Based on the simulated pile driving activity, a recommendation was made for limiting the pile driving energy, which was implemented during construction. A follow-up vibration study was conducted in the field during construction to both monitor the vibrations transmitted to the dam and adjust pile driving operations (if needed); and to confirm the data collected from the previous investigation.
