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Title: A RATIONAL METHOD FOR DETERMINING SAFE FOUNDATION PRESSURES AND EMBANKMENT STABILITY
Accession Number: 00232481
Record Type: Component
Abstract: THE PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING SAFE FOUNDATION PRESSURES, THE STABILITY OF SLOPING EMBANKMENTS, THE VALUE OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUTS AND THE EFFECT OF A REINFORCED CONCRETE SUBBASE IN REDUCING FOUNDATION PRESSURES AND PREVENTING UPHEAVAL HAS BEEN DESCRIBED. THE METHODS USED FOR DETERMINING THIS PROCEDURE ARE RATIONAL AND PRACTICAL. IT HAS PROVEN ITS VALUE IN COMPARING TEST BORING DATA OBTAINED IN ONE LOCATION WITH TEST BORING DATA OBTAINED IN OTHER LOCATIONS, AND THUS ENABLED THE EXERCISE OF JUDGMENT WITH A CERTAIN DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE. BECAUSE OF THE SIMPLICITY OF THE PROCEDURE, LITTLE EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY FOR PERFORMING THE CALCULATIONS. WHERE THE COMPUTED OVERLOAD RATIOS FALL BELOW THE ALLOWABLE, THE DESIGNER MAY BE ALLOWED TO PROCEED ON HIS OWN. WHERE THE OVERLOAD RATIOS EXCEED THE ALLOWABLE, THE CHIEF DESIGNER MAY THEN EXERCISE HIS JUDGMENT IN SELECTING THE METHOD BEST SUITED TO INSURE A SAFE DESIGN. /AUTHOR/
Supplemental Notes: No 242, pp 43-56, 12 FIG, 1 TAB, 6 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.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01410634
Language: English
Authors: Lifsitz, SPagination: 14p
Publication Date: 1960
Serial: Media Type: Digital/other
TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Aug 15 2004 2:43AM
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