CUT SLOPE INVESTIGATION. FINAL REPORT
A documentation sheet has been developed for the systematic collection of data that relate to the design and performance of cut slopes in rock in the section of southwestern Pennsylvania that includes PennDOT Districts 9, 10, 11 and 12. Nearly 150 cut slopes have been inventoried using the documentation sheets. A computerized database management system employing dBASE IV has been developed for handling the cut slope data. A Rock Rating System has been proposed that characterizes the strength and durability of the rock material forming the cut slopes. The potential value of the Rock Rating System in characterizing rock slope performances has been demonstrated at three test sites. The User's Manual, in a separate volume, describes in more concise form the procedures for cut slope documentation, computerized database usage, and the determination of Rock Rating using standard rock test methods.
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Corporate Authors:
GAI Consultants, Incorporated
570 Beatty Road
Monroeville, PA United States 15146Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Office of Research and Special Studies, P.O. Box 2926
Harrisburg, PA United States 17120Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Bruhn, R W
- Knott, D L
- Sanger, D B
- Publication Date: 1992-4
Media Info
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 128 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Data analysis; Databases; Design; Durability; Embankments; Inventory; Management; Mathematical analysis; Performance evaluations; Ratings; Strength of materials
- Uncontrolled Terms: Management systems
- Old TRIS Terms: Rock strata
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Freight Transportation; Geotechnology; Highways; I43: Rock Mechanics;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00622341
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-PA-90-011+90-07, Res Proj 90-119
- Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
- Created Date: May 31 1992 12:00AM