SITE INVESTIGATION FOR MOTORWAYS
The paper is in two parts: Part 1--Investigation for Design and Part 2--The Contractor's Viewpoint. In Part 1 the various stages of a highway project are discussed and the advantages and disadvantages of the three alternative present-day practices for carrying out a site investigation are given. It is suggested that commercial site investigation firms have a role to play in providing factual information for use by others or in carrying out a fully comprehensive investigation. Forms of contract should not be such as to obtain low prices at the expense of quality of service. In Part 2 the author considers the motorway construction industry and suggests that soil investigation should be regarded as both a technical and commercial examination which, with proper execution and subsequent implementation, can have a significant effect on minimizing the cost of motorway construction. There is a case for central control and management of soil investigation which would facilitate the establishment of a data bank of information. /TRRL/
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Corporate Authors:
Public Works Congress
London, England -
Authors:
- Francis, HWA
- TOMLINSON, M J
- Publication Date: 1972-11-5
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: 21 p.
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Serial:
- Issue Number: 12
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Construction; Contractors; Costs; Highways; Soil tests
- Uncontrolled Terms: Construction costs; Site investigation
- ITRD Terms: 6471: Analysis (math); 5711: Bore hole; 136: Contractor; 3653: Earthworks; 4053: Geology; 8555: Information documentation; 2752: Motorway; 3665: Road construction; 5722: Site investigation; 4156: Soil; 5755: Soil mechanics; 8119: United Kingdom
- Subject Areas: Construction; Finance; Geotechnology; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00260067
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
- Report/Paper Numbers: Conf Paper
- Files: ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: Sep 5 1974 12:00AM