CORRELATION OF SEISMIC VELOCITIES WITH EARTHWORK FACTORS

THIS STUDY WAS MADE TO DETERMINE WHETHER SEISMIC DATA CAN BE USED TO OBTAIN SATISFACTORY DESIGN EARTHWORK FACTORS FOR ROADWAY EXCAVATION. THE STUDY SHOWS AN APPARENT CORRELATION BETWEEN SEISMIC VELOCITY AND EARTHWORK FACTOR FOR THE THREE TYPES OF ROCK STUDIED. IT PRESENTS AN OBJECTIVE METHOD OF UTILIZING SEISMIC DATA TO YIELD DESIGN EARTHWORK FACTORS WHICH AGREE CLOSELY WITH THE FIELD EARTHWORK FACTOR. /FHWA/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract F-07-92
• Corporate Authors:

  California Division of Highways

  Materials and Research Department
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95819

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Smith, T
  • McCauley, M
  • Mearns, R
  • Baumeister, K
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Pagination: 29 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction management; Design; Earthwork; Excavations; Rock mechanics; Seismicity
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria
• Old TRIS Terms: Seismic properties
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00228687
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rept
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 15 1973 12:00AM