BEARING CAPACITY AND CHARACTERIZATION OF COMPRESSIBLE CLAYEY AND SILTY FOUNDATION SOILS IN OKLAHOMA

This study develops a characterization of alluvial soils in two river systems from the surface down to bedrock. Study sites were located in alluvial deposits where fill settlement is a problem. Continuous undisturbed soil samples were taken. Unconfined compression and consolidation tests were run on the soil layers. The field testing included the standard penetration test. Inclinometers were installed in an attempt to determine if creep existed in the weak soil layers of the alluvium. (FHWA)

• Corporate Authors:

  Oklahoma Department of Transportation

  200 NE 21st Street
  Oklahoma City, OK  United States  73105

  Federal Water Pollution Control Administration

  Federal Building, 200 NW, 5th Street, Room 454
  Oklahoma City, OK  United States  73102

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Hayes, C J
• Publication Date: 1980-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 73 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alluvium; Bearing capacity; Clay soils; Compression tests; Creep; Foundation soils; Ground settlement; Inclinometers; Silts; Soil consolidation test; Soil penetration test; Soils; Unconsolidated soils
• Old TRIS Terms: Soil compression tests; Unconfined compression tests
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00341194
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: PB81-231607, 71-08-1 Item No. 239
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Dec 22 1989 12:00AM