Eighth International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Deployment of the Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil (GRS) Integrated Bridge System (IBS) from 2011 to 2017
Publication: Geo-Congress 2019: Earth Retaining Structures and Geosynthetics (GSP 306)
ABSTRACT
This paper summarizes the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) experience with the geosynthetic reinforced soil (GRS) integrated bridge system (IBS), an innovative method of bridge support. The range of structure types, sites, and materials that have been used in the deployment of GRS-IBS from 2011 to 2017 are discussed. This paper will also summarize several case histories from around the U.S. where GRS-IBS was constructed for stream, roadway, and railroad crossings. Lastly, the paper will discuss updates that were made to FHWA’s GRS-IBS typical notes and details that will provide opportunities for continued use of GRS-IBS in the future.
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Geo-Congress 2019: Earth Retaining Structures and Geosynthetics (GSP 306)
Pages: 140 - 150
Editors: Christopher L. Meehan, Ph.D., University of Delaware, Sanjeev Kumar, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Miguel A. Pando, Ph.D., University of North Carolina Charlotte, and Joseph T. Coe, Ph.D., Temple University
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8208-7
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© 2019 American Society of Civil Engineers.
History
Published online: Mar 21, 2019
Published in print: Mar 21, 2019
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Bridge engineering
- Bridges
- Bridges (by type)
- Business management
- Case studies
- Engineering fundamentals
- Federal government
- Geomaterials
- Geomechanics
- Geosynthetics
- Geotechnical engineering
- Government
- Highway bridges
- Integrated systems
- Methodology (by type)
- Organizations
- Practice and Profession
- Research methods (by type)
- Soil dynamics
- Soil mechanics
- Soil stabilization
- Soil structures
- Structural engineering
- Structures (by type)
- Systems engineering
- Systems management
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