SOIL EROSION IN ROADS

A NUMBER OF MECHANICAL, PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES THAT CAN INFLUENCE THE RESISTANCE OF A SOIL TO ATMOSPHERIC EROSION ARE BEING INVESTIGATED ON A SET OF 26 SOILS. SOILS CAN BE CLASSIFIED BY MEANS OF ONLY TWO PARAMETERS. THEREFORE, A TENTATIVE SELECTION CRITERION BASED ON SWELLING AND THE GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION CURVE (USING THE A-CONSTANT) WITH THE CORRESPONDING LIMIT VALUE BEING INDICATED IS SUGGESTED. /RRL/LNEC/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 3, No 4, PP 351-360, 6 FIG, 3 TAB, 9 REF
• Authors:
  • Santos, M P
  • Castro, E
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Fomento, Lisbon /Portugal/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Chemical properties; Erosion; Grain size (Geology); Mechanical properties; Physical properties; Roads; Soil types; Soils; Swelling; Swelling soils
• Uncontrolled Terms: Parameters; Soil classification
• Old TRIS Terms: Soil swell
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00229233
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 2004 1:49AM