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Title:

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAY EMBANKMENTS OVER AMORPHOUS PEAT OR MUCK

Accession Number:

00489536

Record Type:

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Abstract:

Construction of highway embankments over deposits of amorphous peat and muck is made difficult by the low shear strengths, high compressibilities, and excessive amounts of creep typically associated with soils of this type. The objective of this research was to develop a procedure for the design and construction of low embankments over such materials for use by the Indiana Department of Highways. This paper begins with a review of the compression behavior of these soils, including a method for predicting embankment settlements from the results of laboratory tests. A soil testing program is then developed for determining parameters required for embankment design and construction. Field vane shear tests are recommended for the measurement of the undrained shear strength, and creep tests are recommended for calculating parameters to predict settlement. The paper concludes by presenting a procedure for the design and construction of embankments over amorphous peats and mucks. The procedure relies on stage loading, preloading, and in some instances geotextiles, to overcome the problems ordinarily encountered during construction over such soft soils.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1192, Soil Engineering. 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:

Soil engineering

Monograph Accession #:

01413981

Authors:

Crowl, Timothy
Lovell, C W

Pagination:

p. 51-59

Publication Date:

1988

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1192
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309047706

Features:

Figures (8) ; References (21)

Old TRIS Terms:

Subject Areas:

Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; I42: Soil Mechanics; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Nov 30 1989 12:00AM

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