Route 52 Causeway Bridge
Updates
August 30, 2013: Obtained required background information from Hardesty & Hanover
September 15, 2013: Website created!!
September 22, 2013: Began creating a soil profile for the Somers Point Bridge.
September 30, 2013: Somers Point Bridge (NB) Soil Profile completed.
October 6, 2013: The soil profiles for the Somers Point Bridge (SB) and Ocean City Bridge (NB) completed.
October 14, 2013: The soil profile for the Ocean City Bridge (SB) was completed.
October 16, 2013: The break up of the soil layers below the Somers Point Bridge (NB) was completed.
October 20, 2013: The calculation of soil properties associated with the Somers Point Bridge began.
October 23, 2013: The proposed grade of the bridges were added onto the soil profiles for both bridges.
October 26, 2013: The team visited the project site along with Raymond Mankbadi P.E., industry advisor. Visit our Photographs page.
October 30, 2013: Preliminary design review presentation.
November 4, 2013: Soil properties for the Somers Point Bridge completed.
November 8, 2013: Soil properties for the Ocean City Bridge completed.
November 12, 2013: Began settlement analysis for the Somers Point approach embankment.
November 18, 2013: Hydrologic team received topographic maps from the USGS.
November 22, 2013: Began compiling final Senior Project I Geotechnical and Hydrological Design Report.
December 8, 2013: Final Senior Project I Geotechnical and Hydrological Design Report completed.
February 18, 2014: Global stability analysis was completed for the Ocean City and Somers Point spproach embankment.
February 20, 2014: Began designing the foundations for the main-span piers of both bridges.
March 14, 2014: Began soil improvement techniques to mitigate Ocean City and Somers Point slope instability. For Somers Point the width of the MSE wall was widened. For Ocean City the design column supported embankments was started using vibro concrete colums (VCC).
March 16, 2014: Continued pier foundation design using DRIVEN, GROUP, and GRLWEAP.