TREATMENT OF SOFT FOUNDATIONS FOR HIGHWAY EMBANKMENTS

SOFT FOUNDATION MATERIALS USUALLY FOUND IN SWAMPS, MARSHES, BOGS, RIVER AND LAKE BOTTOMS, AND LACUSTRINE CLAY AREAS REQUIRE TREATMENTS TO OVERCOME PROBLEMS OF FLAT TOPOGRAPHY, POOR DRAINAGE, AND FINE-GRAINED OR ORGANIC SOILS. THE METHODS OR TREATMENTS USED FOR CONSTRUCTING EMBANKMENTS ON SOFT FOUNDATIONS MUST CONSIDER THE ECONOMICS AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE END RESULTS DESIRED. THE CHOICE OF THE BEST METHOD IS DEPENDENT ON THE EVALUATION OF ALL THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS SUCH AS EMBANKMENT DIMENSIONS, CHARACTERISTICS OF FOUNDATION SOIL, CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AVAILABLE, CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE PLANNED, LOCATION, AND CLASS OF HIGHWAY.

• Record URL:
  https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbproceedings/31/31-041.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 31, pp 601-621, 16 FIG, 1 TAB. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Sinacori, M N
  • Hofmann, W P
  • Emery, A H
• Publication Date: 1952

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Thirty-First Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 15-18, 1952
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 31
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Building materials; Classification; Construction scheduling; Economics; Embankment foundations; Embankments; Foundation soils; Foundations; Highways; Location; Soft rock
• Uncontrolled Terms: Highway classification; Treatment
• Subject Areas: Economics; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00233128
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 1 1971 12:00AM