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An Introduction to
Foundation Reuse
Andy Boeckmann
University of Missouri
Motivations for Foundation Reuse
• Lifespan of foundation generally
exceeds lifespan of overlying structure
• Reduce project costs (save money)
• Reduce project duration (save time)
• Minimize mobility impacts
(transportation)
• Historic preservation
• Ground congestion
Bridge 91 Closed
Guardrail
Bound‐up
1-3/4”
Slides credit:
Mohammed Mulla, NCDOT Joint Separation
Stabilizing Bent 7
Yadkin River
Alluvium
Residual
Weathered Rock
Gneiss
23
32
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• Reliability: A used foundation is a tested foundation
• Reuse is fundamentally sustainable
• Reuse “fits” with sound asset management
• By reducing project cost, helps preservation efforts
Time
Cost of new needs
$
(per unit Better engineering
time) Asset management
Innovation
Foundation Reuse
Time
Slide credit:
Pete Connors, MassDOT
Challenges for Foundation Reuse
Four were identified by TRB Committee AFP30:
1. Condition assessment
2. Load capacity
3. Remaining service life predictions
4. Design codes
Add a pair:
1. Nature of risk is different
2. Assumption of risks is unclear
Condition Assessment Techniques
• As-built records
• Excavation
• Core drilling of foundation
• Pile integrity testing (e.g. sonic echo)
• Surface geophysical methods
• Borehole geophysical methods
• Others?
• Evaluated field site with two 4-ft (1.2-m)
diameter by 50-ft (50-m) long drilled shafts
• Linear array of 23 geophones, next to (not in
line with) shafts, strikes with 20-lb hammer
Project information and graphics from Joe Hardee, AECOM (formerly URS)
Slide credit:
Joe Hardee,
AECOM (URS)
Electrochemical
Chloride
Extraction
Decision Methods (Europe)
• Sustainable Project Appraisal Routine
(SPEAR) – “bullseye” figure
• Reuse of Foundations for Urban Sites
(RuFUS) – flowchart
• Construction Industry Research and
Information Association (CIRIA)
Document C653 – simple flowchart
• Hybrid method by Laefer and Farrell
(2015) – modified SPEAR plus chart
Laefer, D. and K.-A. Farrell
(2015), “A hybrid method for
foundation reuse evaluation,”
Environmental Geotechnics,
Institute of Civil Engineers (UK),
Vol. 2, Issue EG4, p. 224-236
Hurricane Deck Bridge Replacement
• 2012 MoDOT project at the Lake of the Ozarks
• Original bridge built in 1920s and 1930s on
pneumatic caissons
Contact information:
Andy Boeckmann
boeckmanna@missouri.edu
573-424-0017