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SR 532 Widening Project
Stillaguamish River Bridge
       Replacement
      Mike Harney, MS, PE
     Oliver Hoopes, MS, EIT
      Stan Boyle, PhD, PE

       Shannon & Wilson
        February 23, 2011
Outline
• Design-Build
• SR 532 Widening Project
• Stillaguamish River Bridge
  – Subsurface Conditions
  – Geotechnical Design
  – Geotechnical Construction
• Summary
Traditional Design-Bid-Build

                         Identify
     Owner
                         Project


Design
                        Plans and
                      Specifications
Team
                              Bid

         Contractor     Construct
Design-Build
Owner
                         Identify
                         Project

               Preliminary
              Concept Plans

             RFP / Bid

Contractor
D-B Team
                                Design
 Designer                           Construct
Why do D-B? Schedule! – SR 532
          Typical Project Delivery
             36 - 48 Months
       Design Bid             Build


           Design Build Delivery
 RFP    25 Months             Example: SR 532
 Bid                          •Cut ~1 to 2 years off
       Design                 schedule
                Build         •$25 million (35%)
                              under budget
   Risk
Design Build Examples




Tacoma Narrows Third
Bridge, Tacoma, WA

      Port Mann Bridge
      Replacement,
      Surrey, BC
Design Build Examples




I-405 Tukwila to
Everett, WA
                   Cleveland Innerbelt I-90
SR 532 Widening Project
                                                    • Increase safety
                                                    • Reduce
                                                      congestion
                                                    • Maintain
                                                      infrastructure
                                                    • A better
                                                      environment




• Remove and replace existing 2-lane bridge
• New 56-ft-wide bridge: 2 traffic lanes, 2 14-ft shoulders, 4-ft median
• Improve horizontal and vertical curvature
• Reduce west approach/abutment footprint for wetland mitigation
SR 532 Widening Project

Stillaguamish River Bridge
                             Climbing Lanes




     New bridge
     Climbing lanes
     Turning lanes
     Sidewalks
WSDOT RFP Concept Bridge
Retaining Walls




                    Ground Improvement
Bridge Piers
DBT Concept Bridge – As-Built




                                               Ground Improvement      Bridge Piers



Retaining Walls                                                Unreinforced Slopes
                           Reinforced Slopes




• Eliminated Walls
• Converted Walls to Less-Costly Slopes
• Eliminated Ground Improvement
• Removed Bridge Pier from the River
Existing Subsurface Information




                                           Data Gap?
 Data Gap?


             130 ft bgs
             Deep enough?       from Project RFP, Appendix G1 (GeoEngineers, 2008)




             Fines content?
             Interbedded or homogeneous?
             Plasticity?
Subsurface Explorations
Geotechnical Design:
        Stillaguamish River Bridge
• Liquefaction Susceptibility
• Soil Parameters
   – Liquefied Condition 
   – Static Condition 
• Approach Embankments/Abutment Walls
   – Global Stability 
      (East Abutment STA 193)
   – Bearing/Sliding Resistance
   – Lateral Earth Pressures
• Seismic-Induced Lateral Spreading
• Drilled Shaft Foundations
• Seismic Design Parameters
Generalized Subsurface Profile:
         Stillaguamish River Bridge




           UPPER SILT

              SAND


             LOWER SILT

             SAND &
             GRAVEL




   Deepest Exploration ~200 feet
Generalized Subsurface Profile:
         Stillaguamish River Bridge




          UPPER SILT

              SAND


            LOWER SILT

              SAND &
              GRAVEL




   Deepest Exploration ~200 feet
UPPER SILT




     SAND




LOWER SILT



 SAND &
 GRAVEL
Effective Stress Seismic Site Response:
       Estimated Porewater Pressure Ratios, Ru
                                                    Ru = u/’vo

       UPPER SILT



 Residual Strength

          SAND




                                                    USED Ru = 0.2


 Reduced Strength w/
                                       LOWER SILT
 Ru = 0.2
No Progressive
Liquefaction                       PSNL                   DMOD2000
(CH2MHill DSS tests indicate   (Kramer, 2009)           (CH2MHill, 2009)
dilative behavior)
Generalized Subsurface Profile:
      Stillaguamish River Bridge




       UPPER SILT
                              Residual
         SAND                 Strength

        LOWER SILT            Strength Reduced

         SAND &
         GRAVEL

                              Static
                              Strength
Post-Seismic Strength:
                                (psf)



                                                UPPER SILT




                                              SLIGHTLY SILTY SAND




70’ – 80’: used Ru = 0.2, Reduced ’ = 23°     LOWER SILT
Upper Silt:
Consolidated-Undrained Triaxial Testing




                              (used 32°)
Lenz Pit “Blend”
Consolidated-Undrained Triaxial Testing




                                    (Series
                                    Resulted in
                                    Effective
                                    Friction
                                    Angle of
                                    40°)
Embankment Global Stability
                     STA 193+00 ANALYSIS




Liquefaction
Susceptible
    Soil
Static Global Stability – No Stone Columns




                      FS < 1.5
                      N.G.


Upper sandy SILT

Fine SAND interbedded with SILT seams


Lower clayey SILT
Med. Dense to Dense Silty Fine SAND and Fine Sandy SILT
Med. Dense to Dense Sandy GRAVEL

Dense to Very Dense, Gravelly SAND
Post-Seismic Global Stability – No Stone Columns




                   FS << 1.1
                   N.G.!


Upper sandy SILT

Fine SAND interbedded with SILT seams


Lower clayey SILT
Med. Dense to Dense Silty Fine SAND and Fine Sandy SILT
Med. Dense to Dense Sandy GRAVEL

Dense to Very Dense, Gravelly SAND
Post-Seismic Global Stability – With Stone Columns




                   FS > 1.1
                   O.K.!                                  Stone Columns in SILT


Upper SILT
                                                   Stone Columns in SAND
Fine SAND interbedded with SILT seams


Lower clayey SILT
Med. Dense to Dense Silty Fine SAND and Fine Sandy SILT
Med. Dense to Dense Sandy GRAVEL

Dense to Very Dense, Gravelly SAND
Static Global Stability – With Stone Columns




                  FS > 1.5
                  O.K.!
                                                          Stone Columns in SILT

Upper SILT
                                                 Stone Columns in SAND
Fine SAND interbedded with SILT seams


Lower clayey SILT
Med. Dense to Dense Silty Fine SAND and Fine Sandy SILT
Med. Dense to Dense Sandy GRAVEL

Dense to Very Dense, Gravelly SAND
Drilled Shaft Foundations
Drilled Shaft Foundations
Drilled Shaft Foundations
Stone Column Ground Improvement

    Stone Columns




                          Sheet Pile
                           Shoring
      Existing SR 532
    Roadway and Bridge
            Piers
Stone Column Ground Improvement

Purpose
• Mitigate liquefaction-induced
  instability of abutments – within
  100-ft of bridge (thicker
  cohesionless deposits)
• Achieve target static FS of MSE
  walls (surficial silt)
Stone Column Ground Improvement



               Surficial
                 Silt
Liquefaction
Susceptible
    Soil
Stone Column Ground Improvement




 Secondary
  Columns




Primary
Columns
Stone Column Ground Improvement

Dual Specification
• DENSIFICATION in cohesionless,
  liquefaction-susceptible deposits:
  Performance-based spec
• REPLACEMENT in shallow silt
  deposit: Prescriptive spec
Stone Column Ground Improvement

                             Performance
                             Specification
    Densification




                    Target CPT-Equivalent SPT N60
Stone Column Ground Improvement
            “Unit” Cell

                                   Prescriptive
                                   Specification
                                  Required Composite Ф’ = 40°

        Secondary                 Silt: Ф’ = 34°
 8 ft    Column
        Dia. = 45”                Aggregate: Ф’ = 50°

                                  Area Replacement Ratio = 37%




                          Primary Column
                          Diameter = 48”
Stone Column Ground Improvement




                Primary Columns –
                Liquefaction
                Mitigation
                             Secondary Columns
                             – Replace Silt
Stone Column Ground Improvement
                              Dry Bottom-Feed Method
Hopper




                                                     Tremie Tube




  Tremie




Probe




                                           Vibro-Probe
                Skip Bucket
Stone Column Ground Improvement




Probe is vibrated as stone flows
through the tremie to densify loose
soil and work stone into ground.
Stone Column Ground Improvement
A messy business
A messy business
Stone Column Ground Improvement




                Containment berm
Elevated Pore Water
   Pressures?
Stone Column Ground Improvement




              Sand boils
Stone Column Ground Improvement




               Air migration
Verification by CPTs
Verification by CPTs
Approach MSE Walls and RSS
Approach MSE Walls and RSS
Approach MSE Walls and RSS
Approach MSE Walls and RSS
Approach MSE Walls and RSS
Approach MSE Walls and RSS
Approach MSE Walls and RSS
Approach MSE Walls and RSS
Summary

• Design-Build Project Delivery
  • Creative, Innovative Engineering
  • Opportunity to work with Contractor
• Application of Concepts from Curriculum
  • Site characterization and lab testing
  • Geotechnical earthquake engineering
  • Stability analyses, walls, ground improvement
• Successful Project!
Questions

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UW GIGSS Presentation 2011.02.23

  • 1. SR 532 Widening Project Stillaguamish River Bridge Replacement Mike Harney, MS, PE Oliver Hoopes, MS, EIT Stan Boyle, PhD, PE Shannon & Wilson February 23, 2011
  • 2. Outline • Design-Build • SR 532 Widening Project • Stillaguamish River Bridge – Subsurface Conditions – Geotechnical Design – Geotechnical Construction • Summary
  • 3. Traditional Design-Bid-Build Identify Owner Project Design Plans and Specifications Team Bid Contractor Construct
  • 4. Design-Build Owner Identify Project Preliminary Concept Plans RFP / Bid Contractor D-B Team Design Designer Construct
  • 5. Why do D-B? Schedule! – SR 532 Typical Project Delivery 36 - 48 Months Design Bid Build Design Build Delivery RFP 25 Months Example: SR 532 Bid •Cut ~1 to 2 years off Design schedule Build •$25 million (35%) under budget Risk
  • 6. Design Build Examples Tacoma Narrows Third Bridge, Tacoma, WA Port Mann Bridge Replacement, Surrey, BC
  • 7. Design Build Examples I-405 Tukwila to Everett, WA Cleveland Innerbelt I-90
  • 8. SR 532 Widening Project • Increase safety • Reduce congestion • Maintain infrastructure • A better environment • Remove and replace existing 2-lane bridge • New 56-ft-wide bridge: 2 traffic lanes, 2 14-ft shoulders, 4-ft median • Improve horizontal and vertical curvature • Reduce west approach/abutment footprint for wetland mitigation
  • 9. SR 532 Widening Project Stillaguamish River Bridge Climbing Lanes New bridge Climbing lanes Turning lanes Sidewalks
  • 10. WSDOT RFP Concept Bridge Retaining Walls Ground Improvement Bridge Piers
  • 11. DBT Concept Bridge – As-Built Ground Improvement Bridge Piers Retaining Walls Unreinforced Slopes Reinforced Slopes • Eliminated Walls • Converted Walls to Less-Costly Slopes • Eliminated Ground Improvement • Removed Bridge Pier from the River
  • 12. Existing Subsurface Information Data Gap? Data Gap? 130 ft bgs Deep enough? from Project RFP, Appendix G1 (GeoEngineers, 2008) Fines content? Interbedded or homogeneous? Plasticity?
  • 14. Geotechnical Design: Stillaguamish River Bridge • Liquefaction Susceptibility • Soil Parameters – Liquefied Condition  – Static Condition  • Approach Embankments/Abutment Walls – Global Stability  (East Abutment STA 193) – Bearing/Sliding Resistance – Lateral Earth Pressures • Seismic-Induced Lateral Spreading • Drilled Shaft Foundations • Seismic Design Parameters
  • 15. Generalized Subsurface Profile: Stillaguamish River Bridge UPPER SILT SAND LOWER SILT SAND & GRAVEL Deepest Exploration ~200 feet
  • 16. Generalized Subsurface Profile: Stillaguamish River Bridge UPPER SILT SAND LOWER SILT SAND & GRAVEL Deepest Exploration ~200 feet
  • 17. UPPER SILT SAND LOWER SILT SAND & GRAVEL
  • 18. Effective Stress Seismic Site Response: Estimated Porewater Pressure Ratios, Ru Ru = u/’vo UPPER SILT Residual Strength SAND USED Ru = 0.2 Reduced Strength w/ LOWER SILT Ru = 0.2 No Progressive Liquefaction PSNL DMOD2000 (CH2MHill DSS tests indicate (Kramer, 2009) (CH2MHill, 2009) dilative behavior)
  • 19. Generalized Subsurface Profile: Stillaguamish River Bridge UPPER SILT Residual SAND Strength LOWER SILT Strength Reduced SAND & GRAVEL Static Strength
  • 20. Post-Seismic Strength: (psf) UPPER SILT SLIGHTLY SILTY SAND 70’ – 80’: used Ru = 0.2, Reduced ’ = 23° LOWER SILT
  • 22. Lenz Pit “Blend” Consolidated-Undrained Triaxial Testing (Series Resulted in Effective Friction Angle of 40°)
  • 23. Embankment Global Stability STA 193+00 ANALYSIS Liquefaction Susceptible Soil
  • 24. Static Global Stability – No Stone Columns FS < 1.5 N.G. Upper sandy SILT Fine SAND interbedded with SILT seams Lower clayey SILT Med. Dense to Dense Silty Fine SAND and Fine Sandy SILT Med. Dense to Dense Sandy GRAVEL Dense to Very Dense, Gravelly SAND
  • 25. Post-Seismic Global Stability – No Stone Columns FS << 1.1 N.G.! Upper sandy SILT Fine SAND interbedded with SILT seams Lower clayey SILT Med. Dense to Dense Silty Fine SAND and Fine Sandy SILT Med. Dense to Dense Sandy GRAVEL Dense to Very Dense, Gravelly SAND
  • 26. Post-Seismic Global Stability – With Stone Columns FS > 1.1 O.K.! Stone Columns in SILT Upper SILT Stone Columns in SAND Fine SAND interbedded with SILT seams Lower clayey SILT Med. Dense to Dense Silty Fine SAND and Fine Sandy SILT Med. Dense to Dense Sandy GRAVEL Dense to Very Dense, Gravelly SAND
  • 27. Static Global Stability – With Stone Columns FS > 1.5 O.K.! Stone Columns in SILT Upper SILT Stone Columns in SAND Fine SAND interbedded with SILT seams Lower clayey SILT Med. Dense to Dense Silty Fine SAND and Fine Sandy SILT Med. Dense to Dense Sandy GRAVEL Dense to Very Dense, Gravelly SAND
  • 31. Stone Column Ground Improvement Stone Columns Sheet Pile Shoring Existing SR 532 Roadway and Bridge Piers
  • 32. Stone Column Ground Improvement Purpose • Mitigate liquefaction-induced instability of abutments – within 100-ft of bridge (thicker cohesionless deposits) • Achieve target static FS of MSE walls (surficial silt)
  • 33. Stone Column Ground Improvement Surficial Silt Liquefaction Susceptible Soil
  • 34. Stone Column Ground Improvement Secondary Columns Primary Columns
  • 35. Stone Column Ground Improvement Dual Specification • DENSIFICATION in cohesionless, liquefaction-susceptible deposits: Performance-based spec • REPLACEMENT in shallow silt deposit: Prescriptive spec
  • 36. Stone Column Ground Improvement Performance Specification Densification Target CPT-Equivalent SPT N60
  • 37. Stone Column Ground Improvement “Unit” Cell Prescriptive Specification Required Composite Ф’ = 40° Secondary Silt: Ф’ = 34° 8 ft Column Dia. = 45” Aggregate: Ф’ = 50° Area Replacement Ratio = 37% Primary Column Diameter = 48”
  • 38. Stone Column Ground Improvement Primary Columns – Liquefaction Mitigation Secondary Columns – Replace Silt
  • 39. Stone Column Ground Improvement Dry Bottom-Feed Method Hopper Tremie Tube Tremie Probe Vibro-Probe Skip Bucket
  • 40. Stone Column Ground Improvement Probe is vibrated as stone flows through the tremie to densify loose soil and work stone into ground.
  • 41. Stone Column Ground Improvement
  • 44. Stone Column Ground Improvement Containment berm
  • 45. Elevated Pore Water Pressures?
  • 46. Stone Column Ground Improvement Sand boils
  • 47. Stone Column Ground Improvement Air migration
  • 58. Summary • Design-Build Project Delivery • Creative, Innovative Engineering • Opportunity to work with Contractor • Application of Concepts from Curriculum • Site characterization and lab testing • Geotechnical earthquake engineering • Stability analyses, walls, ground improvement • Successful Project!