Load and resistance factor design (LRFD) has been mandatory for all FHWA-funded bridges since October 2007. The resistance factors included in the current AASHTO specifications for foundation design are not all calibrated by using field data. A calibration of resistance factors for side resistance of drilled shafts in weak rock is based on the statistical data collected from 19 O-cell tests in the midwestern United States. The field test data were used to determine the measured resistance, and the in situ rock properties and the dimensions of drilled shafts were used to calculate the predicted resistance by using the FHWA method. The Monte Carlo method was selected to perform the calibration. On the basis of the normally distributed loads and log normal distributed resistance from the test data, side resistance factors were determined at a target reliability index of 3.0. The calibrated resistance factors were compared with those in the current AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications.


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    Title :

    Resistance Factors for Drilled Shafts in Weak Rock Based on O-Cell Test Data


    Additional title:

    Transportation Research Record


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2008-01-01




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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