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:
  • AUTOSTRADE
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue Number: 8

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Compressibility; Construction; Embankments; Field tests; Ground settlement; Soils; Subsoil
• Uncontrolled Terms: Experimental design
• Subject Areas: Construction; Geotechnology; Highways;

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