A paper on behavior of integral abutment bridges has been published in the ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering:

LaFave, J., Riddle, J., Jarrett, M., Wright, B., Svatora, J., An, H., and Fahnestock, L. (2016). “Numerical Simulations of Steel Integral Abutment Bridges under Thermal Loading.” J. Bridge Eng., 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0000919, 04016061.

The work described in this paper is part of the project Analysis of Superstructures of Integral Abutment Bridges, which is sponsored by the Illinois Center for Transportation and the Illinois Tollway.