ROADWORK FILLS - A MATERIALS ENGINEER'S VIEWPOINT

The problems of sampling and testing boulder clay for its suitability as embankment fill are analysed and the development of suitability criteria described. Improved standards of compaction and the increasing weight of construction plant are shown to cause troublesome resilient strains in boulder clay compacted wet of optimum moisture content. The operation of the method specification is discussed. Finally, the difficulties in separating, depositing and compacting mixed sands and clays in embankments are considered. (a) (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

  One Great George Street, Westminster
  London,   United Kingdom  SW1P 3AA
• Authors:
  • Arrowsmith, E J
• Conference:
  • Institution of Civil Engineers, Proceedings
• Publication Date: 1979

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 25-36

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Clay; Coefficients; Compaction; Conferences; Construction equipment; Embankments; Engineering; Excavating equipment; Fills; Freeways; Materials; Properties of materials; Rollers; Sand; Shear strength; Specifications; Strain (Mechanics); Strength of materials; Till; Truck tractors; Vibratory equipment; Weight; Wheels
• Uncontrolled Terms: Scrapers (Construction equipment); Smooth wheeled rollers
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Strains
• ITRD Terms: 4198: Boulder clay; 4177: Clay; 6410: Coefficient; 3686: Compaction; 8525: Conference; 2801: Embankment; 3683: Grid roller; 2752: Motorway; 5925: Properties; 3684: Roller; 4105: Sand; 3690: Scraper; 5531: Shear; 3694: Smooth wheeled roller; 177: Specifications; 5544: Strength (mater); 1214: Tractor; 8119: United Kingdom; 3692: Vibrating roller
• Subject Areas: Construction; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Vehicles and Equipment; I51: Earthworks and Soil Drainage;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00311804
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-7277-0069-3
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1980 12:00AM