Foundation Reuse Task Force
DFI’s Foundation Reuse Task Force is working to promote reuse by leveraging experience among DFI members and collaborating with related organizations. The Task Force is active in preparing workshops and panel sessions for industry conferences, developing concise case histories of foundation reuse success stories, supporting research, and participating in development of guidance documents and specifications.
- 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
Foundation Reuse Peer Reviewed Journal Papers
- Risks in Reuse of Highway Bridge Foundations
- Foundation Reuse in Accelerated Bridge Construction
- Integrated Superstructure-Substructure Load Rating for Bridges with Foundation Movements
- Determining the Capacity of Reused Bridge Foundations from Limited Information
- Evaluation of Bridge Abutment with Ultraseismic Waveform Tomography: Field Data Application
- Evaluation of Bridge Abutments and Wall Type Structures with Ultraseismic Waveform Tomography
- Estimating Capacity and Reliability of Existing Foundations for Evaluation of Reuse