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This page provides links to FDOT-funded research projects completed from 2000 to the present. Publications provided in Adobe Acrobat PDF format require free Acrobat Reader Software to view. To download documents, right-click, select "save target as," and download to your computer. For more information regarding Geotechnical activities, visit the Construction Office or Structures Office web sites.
BDK81 977-01 Design Phase Identification of High Pile Rebound Soils, Summary [PDF - 227 KB], Final Report [PDF - 12,391 KB]
BDK75 977-66 Detection of Sinkholes or Anomalies Using Full Seismic Wave Fields, Summary [PDF - 430 KB], Final Report [PDF - 1,008 KB]
BDK75 977-25 Resistance Factors for 100% Dynamic Testing, with and without Static Load Tests, Summary [PDF - 335 KB], Final Report [PDF - 1,353 KB]
BDK75 977-23 Development of Variable LRFD Factors for Deep Foundation Design Due to Site Variability, Summary [PDF - 274 KB], Final Report [PDF - 3,776 KB]
BDK75 977-07 Group Efficiencies of Grout-Tipped Drilled Shafts and Jet-Grouted Piles, Summary [PDF - 472 KB], Final Report [PDF - 11,311 KB]
BD545-86 Measurement of Stress Waves in Embedded Data Collector Piles, Final Report [PDF - 7,432 KB]
BD545-59 Distribution of End Bearing and Tip Shear on Drilled Shafts Founded in Florida Limestone, Summary [PDF - 515 KB], Final Report [PDF - 1,983 KB]
BD545-31 Prestressed Concrete Pile Installation Utilizing Jetting and Pressure Grouting, Final Report [PDF - 13,905 KB]
BD545-17 Evaluation of Existing Deep Foundation Performance Using the FDOT Database to Improve Current Design Methodologies, Summary [PDF - 18 KB], Final Report [PDF - 1,252 KB]
BD545-15 Development of Field Permeability Apparatus, Summary [PDF - 342 KB], Final Report [PDF - 2,315 KB]
BD545-04 Determine Optimum Depths of Drilled Shafts Subjected to Combined Torsion and Lateral Loads from Centrifuge Testing, Summary [PDF - 17 KB], Final Report [PDF - 1,030 KB]
BD545-01 Insitu Rock Shear Device, Final Report [PDF - 14 MB]
BD544-40 Influence of Cantilever Sheet Pile Deflection on Adjacent Roadways, Final Report [PDF - 3,469 KB]
BC354-60 Determination of Axial Pile Capacity of Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Piles, Summary [PDF - 49 KB], Final Report [PDF - 1,335 KB]
BC354-59 Development of P-Y Curves for Large Diameter Piles/Drilled Shafts in Limestone for FBPIER, Summary [PDF - 22 KB], Final Report [PDF - 1,960 KB]
BC354-54 Early Sinkhole Detection and Verification Using Airborne Laser and Infrared Technologies, Final Report [PDF - 8,078 KB]
Prior to 2001, Geotechnical projects were categorized under Structures. Geotechnical projects begun prior to July 1, 2001, are listed in the Structures section.
