SITE INVESTIGATION FOR MOTORWAYS

The paper is in two parts: Part 1--Investigation for Design and Part 2--The Contractor's Viewpoint. In Part 1 the various stages of a highway project are discussed and the advantages and disadvantages of the three alternative present-day practices for carrying out a site investigation are given. It is suggested that commercial site investigation firms have a role to play in providing factual information for use by others or in carrying out a fully comprehensive investigation. Forms of contract should not be such as to obtain low prices at the expense of quality of service. In Part 2 the author considers the motorway construction industry and suggests that soil investigation should be regarded as both a technical and commercial examination which, with proper execution and subsequent implementation, can have a significant effect on minimizing the cost of motorway construction. There is a case for central control and management of soil investigation which would facilitate the establishment of a data bank of information. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Public Works Congress

  London,   England 
• Authors:
  • Francis, HWA
  • TOMLINSON, M J
• Publication Date: 1972-11-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 21 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 12

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Contractors; Costs; Highways; Soil tests
• Uncontrolled Terms: Construction costs; Site investigation
• ITRD Terms: 6471: Analysis (math); 5711: Bore hole; 136: Contractor; 3653: Earthworks; 4053: Geology; 8555: Information documentation; 2752: Motorway; 3665: Road construction; 5722: Site investigation; 4156: Soil; 5755: Soil mechanics; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Construction; Finance; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00260067
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Conf Paper
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 5 1974 12:00AM