ABSTRACT
As a component of a bridge, the abutment provides the vertical support to the bridge superstructure at bridge ends, connects the bridge with the approach roadway, and retains the roadway base materials from the bridge spans. Although there are numerous types of abutments and the abutments for the important bridges may be extremely complicated, the analysis principles and design methods are very similar. In this chapter, the topics related to the design of conventional highway bridge abutment are discussed and a design example is illustrated.
