Foundation Reuse
To reduce impediments to foundation reuse through outreach, promotion of technical advancements, and development of guidance documents and specifications..
Committee Chair
Andrew Boeckmann, Ph.D., P.E.
Dan Brown and Associates PC
Andy Boeckmann, Ph.D., P.E., is a senior engineer with Dan Brown and Associates (DBA). He primarily works on geotechnical design for large bridge projects, but he also performs a variety of specialty services including foundation reuse, integrity test evaluation, instrumentation and monitoring, tremie concrete, mass concrete, and geotechnical research. Prior to joining DBA, Boeckmann spent eight years as a research engineer at the University of Missouri, where he wrote NCHRP Synthesis 505 Current Practices and Guidelines for the Reuse of Bridge Foundations (2017) and performed a large field research study for Missouri DOT on the reuse of foundations. Prior to working at the university, he was a geotechnical engineer for URS in St. Louis, where he worked on design teams for several large projects, including deep soil mixing for post-Katrina levee reconstruction in New Orleans. Boeckmann is the chair of DFI’s Foundation Reuse Committee, a member of the EFFC/DFI Tremie Concrete Task Group, and a registered professional engineer.
Fundamentals
Our fundamentals lay the deep foundations for all our work.
- FHWA Research Report: Foundation Reuse for Highway Bridges
- NCHRP Synthesis 505: Current Practices and Guidelines for the Reuse of Bridge Foundations
- MoDOT Research Report: Foundation Reuse: Length, Condition, and Capacity of Existing Driven Piles
- FHWA TechBrief Report: Workshop Report on the Reuse of Bridge Foundations