SELECTING DESIGN STRENGTH OF GRANULAR FILLS

Slip displacements of the order of 5 to 10 particle diameters cause the angle of shearing resistance of dense sand to drop from about 50 degrees to a critical state value of about 33 degrees. A rationale is offered for the selection of the design strength of fills in relation to their particle size. For the covering abstract of the symposium see IRRD 286603. (Author/TRRL)

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • From Proceedings of the Symposium on Failures of Earthworks, organized by the Institution of Civil Engineers, held in London, March 6-7, 1985.
• Corporate Authors:

  Thomas Telford Limited

  London,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • BOLTON, M D
• Conference:
  • From Proceedings of the Symposium on Failures of Earthworks, organized by the Institution of Civil Engineers, held in London, March 6-7, 1985.
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 461-463

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Embankments; Grain size (Geology); Granular materials; Sand; Shear strength; Strength of materials
• ITRD Terms: 6427: Angle; 8525: Conference; 9011: Design (overall design); 2801: Embankment; 4107: Granular; 4029: Landslide; 5483: Movement; 6200: Particle size distribution; 9072: Selection; 5531: Shear; 5544: Strength (mater)
• Subject Areas: Design; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00464865
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0 7277 0243 2
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 31 1987 12:00AM