SUBGRADE MOISTURE UNDER OKLAHOMA HIGHWAYS

Data and conclusions from a 6 yr field study of subgrade moisture under highways are presented to show the effects of soil, climate, and highway design on moisture. Effects of subgrade moisture conditions on expansive subgrade volume change and overall highway performance are described. Moisture contents were found to increase, over a 2 yr interval, from original conditions to an equilibrium value of 1.1 times to 1.3 times the subgrade plastic limit.

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• Authors:
  • Haliburton, T A
  • Snethen, D R
  • Shaw, L K
  • Marks III, B D
• Publication Date: 1972-5

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 325-339
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Engineering
  • Volume: 98
  • Issue Number: TE2
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-947X
  • Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jtepbs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Base course (Pavements); Clay; Defects; Drainage; Embankments; Highway design; Infiltration; Pavement distress; Pavement performance; Pavements; Plastic limit; Soil mechanics; Soil water; Subgrade (Pavements); Swelling soils; Volume changes
• Old TRIS Terms: Subgrade moisture
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00044500
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Paper 8870
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 15 1973 12:00AM