AIR CONVECTION EMBANKMENT EXPERIMENTAL FEATURE DESIGN - PHASE I

Prior research work (Goering and Kumar, 1996; and Goering, 1996) has indicated that Air Convection Embankments are a promising technique for limiting the thaw settlement damage that often occurs when roadway embankments are constructed in regions of warm permafrost. These studies led to the proposal of a full-scale experimental Air Convection Embankment (ACE) to be constructed through the Federal Experimental Features in Construction Program. A work plan for including an ACE in the Parks/Chena Ridge Interchange project (Federal Project No. I-0A4-5(7), State of Alaska Project No. 63538) was forwarded and approved in 1994. This project report discusses the design and construction of the Parks/Chena Ridge ACE experimental feature which occurred during 1996 and 1997.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.dot.state.ak.us/stwddes/research/assets/pdf/ak_rd_97_02.pdf
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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/14771
• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40613
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Alaska, Fairbanks

  Institute of Northern Engineering, P.O. Box 755910
  Fairbanks, AK  United States  99775-5900

  Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities

  3132 Channel Drive
  Juneau, AK  United States  99801-7898

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Goering, D J
• Publication Date: 1997-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 74 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Embankments; Interchanges; Permafrost; Test sections
• Non-Preferred Terms: Convection (Fluid mechanics)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Experimental design
• Geographic Terms: Alaska
• Old TRIS Terms: Permafrost regions
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00759194
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: INE/TRC 97.06,, AK-RD-97-02,, SPR-95-08, Interim Rept
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 14 1999 12:00AM