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Title: CONSTRUCTION OF EMBANKMENTS
Accession Number: 00215449
Record Type: Monograph
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: THE STATE OF THE ART, AS EMBODIED IN THE AVAILABLE LITERATURE AND IN ADVANCED PRACTICE, IS REVIEWED. THE REPORT OPENS WITH A BRIEF CHARACTERIZATION OF EMBANKMENT FAILURES AND LOADS. THE NEXT FIVE CHAPTERS DEAL WITH SPECIFIC DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION QUESTIONS: (1) SUBSURFACE INVESTIGATIONS (ROUTE LOCATION, SOIL SURVEYS, EMBANKMANET SOILS); (2) FOUNDATION PREPARATION (MINIMAL PREPARATION, SOFT FOUNDATIONS, SIDEHILL FILLS, CUT---FILL TRANSITIONS, DRAINAGE PROVISIONS); (3) FILL DESIGN (DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS, PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS); (4) PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR PLACEMENT OF FILL (ROLLED EARTH, ROCK, AND HYDRAULIC FILLS); AND (5) QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES. THE MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS ADDRESSED ARE SPECIAL MATERIALS, BURIED STRUCTURES AND BRIDGE APPROACHES, ECOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS, INTRAAGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, AND FIELD INSTRUMENTATION. CURRENT RESEARCH IN EMBANKMENT CONTRUCTION AROUND THE WORLD IS SUMMARIZED IN A TABLE, AND AREAS WHERE FURTHER RESEARCH IS REQURED ARE DESCRIBED.
Supplemental Notes: Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. No 8, 38 Pp, 27 FIG, 3 TAB, APP
Pagination: 38p
Publication Date: 1971
Media Type: Digital/other
TRT Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Highways; Research
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Mar 7 1972 12:00AM
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