PAVEMENT DESIGN FOR SWELLING SOILS: A REVIEW

A literature review was conducted for the purpose of determining the most reasonable procedure for the design of airport pavements on expansive clay subgrades. Specific study areas were identification/classification systems, prediction of heave, setting acceptable levels of heave, and the design of stabilized soil layers. The effects of layer thickness, water table depth, initial load and suction, final load and suction, soil structure, seasonal variations and soil volume change behavior were considered. An attempt was made to establish tolerable levels of subgrade heave from the literature.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the 14th Paving Conference, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1977.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

  Bureau of Engineering Research
  Albuquerque, NM  United States  87131
• Authors:
  • McKeen, R G
• Conference:
  • Proceedings of the 14th Paving Conference, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1977.
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 88-131

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport runways; Airports; Clay; Expansive clays; Geological surveying; Loads; Pavement design; Pavements; Roads; Soil stabilization; Soil structure; Soils; Subgrade (Pavements); Swelling soils; Thickness; Water table
• Uncontrolled Terms: Heaving; Stabilization
• Old TRIS Terms: Heave
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Pavements; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00165159
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 27 1977 12:00AM