Promoting optimal use of local materials

This document aims to: 1. identify the progress made over the last decade with respect to soil and/or rock treatments in the area of road earthworks, and more specifically since the publication of PIARC's 1997 report: "Equipment and methods specific to soil treatment work"; 2. look at developments in the use of local materials in building embankments, subgrade or other structures in certain countries and add to the information already provided in PIARC's reports: "Marginal materials: state of the art" and "Testing of marginal materials" published in 1989 and 1991 respectively. It should be noted that in the second part of this document, any off-specification natural materials have been deliberately excluded from local materials. The study solely focused on waste materials and industrial by-products. In fact, it quickly became apparent that the inclusion of non-traditional natural materials required specific skills and knowledge of the local environment; these requirements were difficult to fulfill from within the existing work group.

• Record URL:
  http://publications.piarc.org/ressources/publications_files/4/2101,2007R09-WEB.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  World Road Association (PIARC). Technical Committee on Rural Roads and Earthworks (D.4)

  Paris,   France 

  World Road Association (PIARC). Technical Committee on Earthworks, Drainage and Subgrade (C4.5)

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• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 83p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Earthwork; Embankments; Environmental impacts; Road construction; Road materials; Rocks; Soils; Subgrade (Pavements); Waste products (Cargo)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Pavement technology; Road design and management
• ATRI Terms: By product; Earthworks; Embankment; Environmental effects; Road construction; Road materials; Rock; Soil; Subgrade
• Subject Areas: Environment; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01387453
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 2840601966
• Report/Paper Numbers: 2007R09
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 22 2012 10:28PM