SOIL ENGINEERING IN LAND TRANSPORT

LA INGENIERIA DE SUELOS EN LAS VIAS TERRESTRES

This book discusses some of the most salient points of the application of soil mechanics in the field of highway, rail and airport design. Chapter VIII deals with the foundations of bridges and overpasses. Chapters IX and X tackle the subject of flexible and rigid pavements. The first part of Chapter XI is dedicated to surface drainage works and the second to the methodology that has been gradually adopted in Mexico for carrying out highway and railway-oriented geotechnical studies. Chapter XII deals with highway operation. Chapter XIII, field instrumentation, describes the present techniques permitting the evaluation of the performance of existing structures, verification of design assumptions and detection of incipient failure thus allowing the timely use of corrective measures. Chapter XIV discusses the excavation of tunnels through different soils, pressures and behaviour of various surfacings, as well as the settlement of the terrain. Chapter XV covers various subjects, scour, vibro-flotation, anchoring and collapsible soils. Chapter XVI deals with soil consolidation techniques, physico-chemical methods in particular. Chapter XVII reviews the methods for controlling the quality of overland transport ways.

• Corporate Authors:

  LIMUSA

  Arcos de Belen 75
  Mexico DF,   Mexico 
• Authors:
  • Rico, A
  • Delo, A A
• Publication Date: 1977

Language

• Spanish

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 643 p.
• Serial:
  • Volume: 2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airports; Bridge design; Bridges; Deposits (Geology); Drainage; Failure; Flexible pavements; Foundations; Highways; Measuring instruments; Quality control; Railroads; Rigid pavements; Soil mechanics; Soil stabilization; Structural design; Surveillance; Tunneling; Tunnels
• Uncontrolled Terms: Airport design; Quality
• Old TRIS Terms: Railway
• ITRD Terms: 1037: Airport; 6155: Apparatus (measuring); 4041: Deposit (natural); 2937: Drainage; 2944: Flexible pavement; 3377: Foundation; 2755: Highway; 9063: Quality; 2964: Rigid pavement; 5755: Soil mechanics; 3689: Soil stabilization; 9101: Surveillance; 3374: Tunnel
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Geotechnology; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Pavements; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I41: General Soil Surveys; I51: Earthworks and Soil Drainage; I54: Construction of Tunnels;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00176907
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 14 1978 12:00AM