Integral bridges are gaining increased popularity because of both economic and fast construction associated with the omission of bearing supports and expansion joints. In the present study the cyclic earth pressure behind integral bridge abutments under traffic surcharges are investigated and compared with that induced behind the abutment of  conventional bridges (with isolated deck and abutme...

Geosynthetic-reinforced soil (GRS) technology has been used worldwide since the 1970s. An extension to its development is application as a bridge abutment, which was initially developed by Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in United States, called GRS—integrated system (GRS-IBS). Now, there are several variations of this technology, includes GRS Integral Bridge (GRS-IB) Japan 2000s. In stud...