RELEVANCE OF SOIL STABILIZATION TECHNIQUES IN LOW COST ROAD CONSTRUCTION

This paper discusses the relevance of soil stabilization techniques in the development of road network construction. Efforts made over the past three to four decades on different methods of soil stabilization, including the recent scientifically designed test tracks incorporating reduced pavement thicknesses for rural roads, is highlighted. A broad appraisal is presented of the performance of various stabilised soil experimental lengths and test tracks, the economies effected and the increased employment potential. It is concluded that these techniques should now be widely accepted by the various road construction agencies in India. (TRRL)

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  Indian Roads Congress

  Jamnagar House, Shahjahan Road
  New Delhi,   India  110 011
• Authors:
  • SWAMINATHAN, C G
  • Lal, N B
  • WASON, O P
• Publication Date: 1983-12

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 613-648
• Serial:
  • Journal of the Indian Roads Congress
  • Volume: 44
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Indian Roads Congress
  • ISSN: 0258-0500

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Black cotton soils; Comminution; Compaction; Costs; Earthwork; Economic impacts; Economics; Experimental roads; Methodology; Networks; Pavements; Reduction (Chemistry); Road construction; Roads; Rural highways; Soil stabilization; Subgrade (Pavements); Test tracks; Thickness
• Uncontrolled Terms: Low cost roads; Pavement thickness; Road networks
• Old TRIS Terms: Low cost road construction; Reduction
• ITRD Terms: 4118: Black cotton soil; 3686: Compaction; 224: Cost; 3653: Earthworks; 255: Economics; 2778: Experimental road; 2986: Low cost road; 9102: Method; 3668: Pulverizing; 3665: Road construction; 3689: Soil stabilization; 2950: Subgrade; 2789: Test track
• Subject Areas: Construction; Economics; Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; Pavements; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00387223
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 30 1984 12:00AM