WEIGHT-CREDIT FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTION USING ARTIFICIAL FILLS (WITH DISCUSSION AND CLOSURE)
A description of the origin and evolution of a major type of artificial fill, foam plastics, is given. Case histories of weight-credit applications for a variety of materials, including solid (precast) foam plastics, cast-in-place and poured plastics, Elastizell, Solite, and waste materials (wood chips and shredded rubber tires), are described. Abstract information about pertinent mechanical and chemical properties is given and evaluated. Aspects of permanence and durability, including problems and caveats, are reviewed. An approach called "hybrid design" is suggested. A case is made for greater use of artificial fills. The literature that will enable a comprehensive study of weight-credit design and construction, with particular emphasis on case histories, is cited.
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- This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1422, Lightweight Artificial and Waste Materials for Embankments over Soft Soils. 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
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Authors:
- Monahan, Edward J
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Discussers:
- Horvath, John S
- Publication Date: 1993
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: p. 1-6
- Monograph Title: Lightweight artificial waste materials for embankments over soft soils
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record
- Issue Number: 1422
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Case studies; Chemical properties; Construction; Design; Durability; Fills; Foundations; Guides to the literature; Literature reviews; Mechanical properties; Plastic foams; Plastics; Solid wastes; Tires; Wastes; Wood chips
- Uncontrolled Terms: Scrap tires
- Old TRIS Terms: Foam plastics; Foundations (Structures); Weight credit
- Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Environment; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Vehicles and Equipment; I33: Other Materials used in Pavement Layers;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00647243
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0309055695
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Apr 22 1994 12:00AM