TECHNICAL NOTE: IN-SITU PERMEABILITY TESTING OF SUB-BASES ON THE M5 MOTORWAY. UNBOUND AGGREGATES IN ROADS. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 3RD INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM, APRIL 11-13, 1989

This paper describes in situ permeability tests undertaken two years after placement in areas where permeable sub base has been used on the M5 Motorway. A permeable sub base was designed to overcome problems experienced with internal flooding of the concrete carriageway leading to mud pumping and cracked slabs. The results confirm that the horizontal permeability is in excess of 0.003 m/s. There has been no repetition of the mud pumping phenomena in areas where permeable sub base has been used.(A) For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 827698.

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• Authors:
  • ROY, M
  • Sayer, S K
• Publication Date: 1989-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 86-93
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  • Publication of: Butterworth and Company, Limited
  • Publisher: Butterworths and Company Publishers, Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aggregates; Base course (Pavements); Conferences; Field tests; Floods; Freeways; Measurement; Pavement design; Permeability; Prevention
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Pavements; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00604608
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• ISBN: 0-408-04355-5
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1991 12:00AM