CONTINUING MEASUREMENTS OF A SWELLING CLAY IN A PONDED CUT

The report continues to explore the effects of ponding, the technique of flooding a clay subgrade with water to cause the soil surface to heave before a pavement is constructed rather than after. Results of observations of the maintenance problems and pavement conditions are noted and an attempt is made to relate the depths of movement and effectiveness of the ponding with the longer range goal of developing a method for reducing costs of roadway life.

• Record URL:
  • https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/digitized/texasarchive/phase1/118-8-CHR.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also PB-215 526.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Texas, Austin

  Center for Highway Research, 200 West 21st Street
  Austin, TX  United States  78712

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Texas State Department of Highways & Public Transportation

  P.O. Box 5051
  Austin, TX  United States  78763
• Authors:
  • Steinberg, M L
• Publication Date: 1974-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 48 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Clay; Clay soils; Cost control; Expansion; Floods; Foundations; Maintenance; Measurement; Measures of effectiveness; Pavement base course; Pavements; Ponding; Roads; Service life; Subgrade (Pavements); Swelling; Swelling soils
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost minimization; Effectiveness; Heaving
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Old TRIS Terms: Pavement life
• Subject Areas: Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00091583
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: CFHR-3-8-68-118-8 Final Rpt.
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 13 1975 12:00AM