LATHERITE AND LATERITIC SOILS AND OTHER PROBLEM SOILS OF THE TROPICS. VOLUME II. INSTRUCTION MANUAL

The report documents five years of worldwide research resulting in the following useful information for engineers: (1) Comprehensive descriptions of tropical soils, chemical mineralogical and physical properties and engineering behaviors, and appropriate classifications; (2) A new pavement design procedure developed for tropical applications; (3) A practical range of strength values attainable through stabilization; (4) Specifications for common tropical materials; (5) Methods of working and using problem soils such as black clay and volcanic soils.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Volume 1, PB-267 262.
• Corporate Authors:

  Lyon Associates Inc.

  ,    

  U.S. Agency for International Development

  Ronald Reagan Building
  Washington, DC  United States  20523-1000
• Authors:
  • Morin, W J
  • Todor, P C
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Pagination: 96 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Chemical properties; Classification; Clay; Clay soils; Design; Field tests; Flexible pavements; Laboratory tests; Laterites; Lateritic soils; Manuals; Mineralogy; Pavement design; Physical properties; Properties of materials; Roads; Soil mechanics; Soil stabilization; Soils; Specifications; Strength of materials; Subgrade (Pavements); Tropics; Volcanic ash; Volcanic eruptions; Weathering
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria; Soil properties
• Old TRIS Terms: Black clay; Volcanic clay
• Subject Areas: Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00159275
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: AID/csd-3682-Vol-2
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1977 12:00AM