CONSIDERATIONS ON AN EXPERIMENTAL EMBANKMENT CONSTRUCTED ON COMPRESSIBLE SOIL

A PROPOSED NAPLES MOTORWAY BYPASS WOULD INVOLVE ROAD CONSTRUCTION ON THE RIVER SARNO PLAINS, AN INTENSELY CULTIVATED AND IRRIGATED AREA WITH A LARGELY ORGANIC AND THEREFORE COMPRESSIBLE SUB-SOIL. THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FULL SCALE EXPERIMENTAL ROAD EMBANKMENT ON THIS TERRAIN AND THE FIELD TESTS CARRIED OUT TO MEASURE ITS COMPRESSIBILITY AND FORECAST SETTLEMENT. THE RESULTS OF THE EXPERIMENT FAVOR A VIADUCT SOLUTION FOR THIS BYPASS. /TRRL/

  • Corporate Authors:

    Societa Autostrade

    Via Antonio Nibby 10
    00161 Rome,   Italy 
  • Authors:
    • Manacorda, A
    • Oliva, N
  • Publication Date: 1972-8

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
  • Pagination: p. 4-15
  • Serial:

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00237097
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Nov 14 1973 12:00AM