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Title: SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE OF HIGHWAYS AND AIRPORTS
Accession Number: 00235371
Record Type: Monograph
Abstract: SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE IS A METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE MOISTURE CONTENT OF SUBGRADE SOILS AND BASE COURSES FOR PAVEMENTS BY RESTRICTING THE ENTRANCE OF WATER OR PROVIDING MEANS FOR ITS ESCAPE, OR IN SPECIAL CASES, PREVENTING EXCESSIVE LOSS OF WATER. FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED ARE CLIMATE, SOIL, GROUNDWATER, CAPILLARITY AND PERMEABILITY, ROAD LOCATION, SURFACE DRAINAGE, SUBSURFACE DRAINS, INTERCEPTION DRAINS, WATER TABLE DRAINS, DRAINAGE OF GRANULAR BASES, ECONOMICS, UNDERDRAIN CONSTRUCTION, AND UNDERDRAIN FAILURES. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF LOCATION, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION ARE PRESENTED AND THEIR APPLICATIONS ARE ILLUSTRATED.
Supplemental Notes: No 209, 21 PP, 16 FIG, 4 TAB, 12 REF, 3 APP 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.
Pagination: 28p
Publication Date: 1959
Serial: Media Type: Digital/other
TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Aviation; Construction; Design; Economics; Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Pavements; Terminals and Facilities
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Oct 14 1994 12:00AM
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