CONSTRUCTION OF A FILL BY A MUD DISPLACEMENT METHOD

A HIGHWAY FILL WAS CONSTRUCTED ACROSS AN OPEN WATER COVE ON THE WEST SIDE OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY BY DISPLACING THE UNDERLYING SOFT MUD TO DEPTHS OF AS MUCH AS 60 FT. BY THE WEIGHT OF THE PLACED FILL. VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION METHODS WERE ATTEMPTED AND A METHOD OF OBTAINING REASONABLY UNIFORM MUD DISPLACEMENT DEVELOPED. THE FILL FAILURES WERE ANALYZED AND THE FACTORS AFFECTING THESE FAILURES EVALUATED. THE MEASURED SETTLEMENTS AND PORE PRESSURES ARE PRESENTED AND EVALUATED. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE HIGHWAY AFTER THREE YEARS OF USE IS GIVEN. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/HRBproceedings/41/41-033.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 41, pp 591-610, 11 FIG, 4 PHOT. 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.
• Authors:
  • Weber, W G
• Publication Date: 1962

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 41st Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 8-12, 1962
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 41
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction management; Dislocation (Geology); Fills; Ground settlement; Mud; Open channels; Pore pressure; Road construction
• Subject Areas: Construction; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00215257
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 16 1970 12:00AM