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THE OBSERVATIONAL APPROACH FOR CONSTRUCTION ON COMPRESSIBLE SOIL IS DESCRIBED, WHICH CONSISTS OF USING OBSERVATIONS AND MEASUREMENTS TO EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF STRUCTURES, BOTH EXISTING AND UNDER CONSTRUCTION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DECIDING ON CORRECTIVE MEASURES OR IMPROVING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF FUTURE STRUCTURES. HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL MOVEMENTS, DEFLECTION MEASUREMENT, SETTLEMENTS AND HEAVES, WATER TABLE, PORE WATER PRESSURE, AND ENGINEERING PROPERTIES ARE MEASURED. THE INSTRUMENTATION INCLUDES' SURVEYING METHODS, SETTLEMENT PLATES, WATER LEVEL GAGE, THE WILSON SLOPE INDICATOR, PIEZOMETERS, STRAIN GAGES, AND EARTH PRESSURE CELLS.

Paper sponsored by Committee on Embankments and Earth Slopes and presented at the 45th Annual Meeting. 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.

01410087

English

pp 60-74

1966

Highway Research Record

Digital/other

Figures (11) ; References (6)

Analysis; Compression; Construction; Deflection; Design; Earth pressure; Measurement; Piezometers; Settlement (Structures); Soils; Strain gages; Structural analysis; Structural mechanics; Structural plates; Structures; Surveying

Heaving; Observation; Structural behavior

Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Geotechnology; Highways

TRIS, TRB

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• CONSTRUCTION ON MARSHLAND DEPOSITS: TREATMENTS AND RESULTS
• EXPERIMENTAL SAND DRAIN FILL AT NAPA RIVER
• METHOD OF INSTALLATION AS A FACTOR IN SAND DRAIN STABILIZATION DESIGN
• SUMMARY OF TREATMENTS FOR HIGHWAY EMBANKMENTS ON SOFT FOUNDATIONS