FOUNDATION TREATMENT FOR EMBANKMENTS OVER CONTAMINATED LAND FOR THE NEW A557 ROAD AT WIDNES

The paper is a case history of a successful alternative ground improvement design for the foundations of new highway embankments, up to 8m high, over soft and contaminated ground. The alternative design, which used vibro-replacement stone columns and driven precast concrete piles together with a geogrid reinforced load transfer platform, avoided the need to excavate, and remove to licensed tips, a large volume of soft and contaminated material. The construction of this alternative was completed several months ahead of programme and resulted in a reduced cost to the client. (A) For the covering abstract see IRRD 898496.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Thomas Telford Limited

  London,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • Phear, A
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 197-203
• Serial:
  • GROUND IMPROVEMENT GEOSYSTEMS: DENSIFICATION AND REINFORCEMENT. PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GROUND IMPROVEMENT GEOSYSTEMS, LONDON 3-5 JUNE 1997
  • Publisher: Thomas Telford Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compressibility; Conferences; Embankments; Geotextiles; Lattices; Pollution; Precast concrete; Soil stabilization; Support piles; Vibration
• ITRD Terms: 5905: Compressibility; 8525: Conference; 2801: Embankment; 4568: Geotextile; 3463: Lattice; 3399: Pile; 2453: Pollution; 4792: Precast concrete; 3689: Soil stabilization; 5558: Vibration
• Subject Areas: Environment; Geotechnology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00752891
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-7277-2605-6
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Sep 28 1998 12:00AM