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A -- THE INFLUENCE OF EMBEDMENT DEPTH ON SPREAD FOOTING CAPACITY SOL DTFH61-97-Q-00065 DUE 021097 POC Viola Compton, Contract Specialist, HAM-40G, (202) 366-4239. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) plans to negotiate a Purchase Order with Texas A&M University to continue the study entitled "The Influence of Embedment Depth on Spread Footing Capacity." This study will determine what effect the amount of embedment has on the load carrying capacity of different sizes of footings, as well as develop a numerical simulation model that can extend the data beyond the limits of the filed tests. This is a Simplified Acquisition. Anticipated Award date is 02/10/97. (0022)

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