SOIL INSTRUMENTATION FOR THE I-95 MIT-MDPW TEST EMBANKMENT
AN INSTRUMENTATION SCHEME, USED TO DOCUMENT THE STRESS-DEFORMATION HISTORY OF A HEAVILY LOADED, SOFT FOUNDATION, IS DESCRIBED. THE INSTRUMENTATION INCLUDES HYDRAULIC PIEZOMETERS, VIBRATING WIRE PIEZOMETERS, SETTLEMENT PLATES AND ANCHORS, INCLINOMETERS, AND VIBRATING WIRE TOTAL STRESS CELLS. THE INSTRUMENTATION IS DESCRIBED, INSTALLATION PROCEDURES OUTLINED, AND INSTRUMENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATED. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
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Authors:
- Wolfskill, L A
- Soydemir, C
- Publication Date: 1971-10
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References;
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Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Deformation; Embankment foundations; Foundations; Instrumentation; Soils; Stresses
- Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00217195
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Apr 17 1972 12:00AM