THE BEHAVIOUR OF CHESHIRE BASIN LODGEMENT TILL IN MOTORWAY CONSTRUCTION

The complex structure of the glacial till in the Cheshire Basin presents interesting engineering problems in the motorway industry at both design and construction stages. The variable fabric, macro-structure, fissures, laminations, sand pockets and lenses are the products of its geological history and formation during the advances and retreats of the ice sheets. The behaviour of the lodgement till as a granular material offers a unique challenge to civil engineers to assess its past stress history and to some extent its suitability as fill. The excavation, storage, placement and placement control in motorway construction is also discussed. (Author/TRRL)

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Clay Fills. Proceedings of the Conference held at the Institution of Civil Engineers, 14-15 November, 1978.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Civil Engineers

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  London,   United Kingdom  SW1P 3AA
• Authors:
  • Al-shaikh-ali, MMH
• Conference:
  • Institution of Civil Engineers, Proceedings
• Publication Date: 1979

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 15-23

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Clay; Compaction; Conferences; Embankments; Excavation; Fills; Freeways; Geology; Granular materials; Handling and storage; Location; Properties of materials; Road construction; Storage facilities; Till; Utilization
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Placement
• ITRD Terms: 4198: Boulder clay; 4177: Clay; 3686: Compaction; 8525: Conference; 2801: Embankment; 4107: Granular; 2752: Motorway; 5925: Properties; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Construction; Freight Transportation; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Research; Terminals and Facilities; I51: Earthworks and Soil Drainage;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00311717
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-7277-0069-3
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 19 1980 12:00AM