DESIGN OF FOUNDATIONS ON WINNIPEG CLAYS

CASE HISTORIES ARE GIVEN TO ILLUSTRATE BEARING CAPACITY, SETTLEMENT AND VOLUME CHANGING CHARACTERISTICS OF WINNIPEG CLAYS. THESE CLAYS ARE OF GLACIAL LAKE ORIGIN, HIGHLY PLASTIC AND GENERALLY IRREGULARLY CARVED. ENDEAVOUR IS MADE TO SHOW BY CALCULATION THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOIL PROPERTIES DETERMINED BY TESTS AND THE BEHAVIOR OF THE SUPPORTED STRUCTURE. /CGRA/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 6, No 2, PP 197-208, 6 FIG, 1 TAB, 9 REF
• Authors:
  • Baracos, A
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Serial:
  • CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL JOURNAL
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: National Research Council of Canada

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearing capacity; Behavior; Case studies; Clay; Design; Foundations; Properties of materials; Settlement (Structures); Soils; Structures; Volume changes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Soil properties
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00230961
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: CANADIAN GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 20 1970 12:00AM