Reassessing the Subsurface Conditions and the Durability of Buried Foundation Elements at a Texas National Geotechnical Experimentation Site

A research site at Texas A&M University (TAMU) was one of six National Geotechnical Experimentation Sites (NGESs) established across the United States for geotechnical experiments. The NGESs were initially funded in 1992, through a partnership between the National Science Foundation and the Federal Highway Administration, to establish sites with extensive characterization data so research could focus on advancing state-of-the-art in situ testing, field instrumentation, foundation testing, and behavior predictions of soil and geotechnical elements. Many of the NGESs have since been decommissioned with TAMU being one of the last remaining. Before this site becomes decommissioned, an opportunity exists to reassess and complete geotechnical experiments. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this project are to quantify temporal changes in soil properties, assess advancements in geotechnical site characterization analysis, evaluate soil aggressiveness and the durability of buried concrete and steel, assess available prediction methods for corrosion and remaining strength given the soil in which the foundation elements are buried, and to produce a relational database of test results and measurements.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.pooledfund.org/Details/Study/1815

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Programmed
• Funding: $300,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  TPF-5(582)

• Sponsor Organizations:

  North Carolina Department of Transportation

  P.O. Box 25201
  1 South Wilmington Street
  Raleigh, NC  United States  27611

  South Carolina Department of Transportation

  955 Park Street
  P.O. Box 191
  Columbia, SC  United States  29202-0191

  Texas Department of Transportation

  125 E. 11th Street
  Austin, TX  United States  78701-2483

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Texas Department of Transportation

  125 E. 11th Street
  Austin, TX  United States  78701-2483
• Project Managers:

  Souraphath, Danny

• Start Date: 20260921
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Foundation soils; Geological surveying; Geotechnical engineering; Soil structure interaction
• Identifier Terms: National Geotechnical Experimentation Site
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 02003700
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Contract Numbers: TPF-5(582)
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Sep 23 2026 6:20PM