STUDY OF SIDE DITCH LINERS FOR HIGHWAY APPLICATIONS - PHASE I

Over the past few years, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) new materials department has received numerous erosion control products (mostly geosynthetics) to evaluate as alternatives to riprap and concrete in ditch liners. Potential benefits include lower construction costs and better aesthetics over current products. Unfortunately, no specification, design methodology, or classification system currently exists for these erosion control blankets. In this project's phase I, existing information and knowledge on erosion control materials used to line highway side drainage ditches were investigated. From the available technical literature (journal and conference publications, other departments of transportation specifications, manufacturer documentation, independent test laboratory test data), design methodologies, classification system, product approval procedures, and installation methods were reviewed for temporary and permanent geosynthetic erosion control materials. Based on the synthesis of these reviews a design methodology was proposed including design aids (tables, flow charts, and graphs) necessary to perform flexible liner computations. A classification system based on product performance was also proposed. In addition, current design procedures for hard armor materials (fabric formed revetments, concrete block systems, gabions, and riprap) were reviewed. A tentative specification for both flexible and hard armor ditch liners was drafted.

• Record URL:
  • http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1815&context=jtrp
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• Corporate Authors:

  Purdue University/Indiana Department of Transportation JHRP

  Purdue University, School of Civil Engineering
  West Lafayette, IN  United States  47907-1284

  Indiana Department of Transportation

  100 N Senate Avenue
  Indianapolis, IN  United States  46204

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Calderon, A S
  • Bourdeau, P L
• Publication Date: 1997-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 284 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aesthetics; Benefits; Classification; Concrete blocks; Cost effectiveness; Design methods; Ditches; Drainage blankets; Erosion control; Gabions; Geosynthetics; Installation; Linings; Revetments; Riprap; Specifications
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Marine Transportation; Materials; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I35: Miscellaneous Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00765868
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/IN/JTRP-97/6,, Final Report,, JTRP Proj No. C-36-15M
• Contract Numbers: SPR-2132
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jul 2 1999 12:00AM