DURABILITY OF GEOSYNTHETICS FOR HIGHWAY APPLICATIONS. INTERIM REPORT

This report provides background and summary of the scope of work for the pooled fund study, "Durability of Geosynthetics for Highway Applications". Status and a summary of initial test results for each of the tasks in this study, as well as a summary of the significant accomplishments to date are provided. Finally, discussion of geosynthetic life prediction issues and additional research needs are provided.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • State DOT Sponsors: AZ, CA, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, MN, MO, MT, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, VA, and WA.
• Corporate Authors:

  Earth Engineering and Sciences, Incorporated

  3401 Carlins Park Drive
  Baltimore, MD  United States  21215

  Federal Highway Administration

  Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, 6300 Georgetown Pike
  McLean, VA  United States  22101
• Authors:
  • Allen, T M
  • Elias, V
• Publication Date: 1996-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 59 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Durability; Geosynthetics; Reinforcement (Engineering)
• Old TRIS Terms: Chemical degradation
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; I33: Other Materials used in Pavement Layers;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00720248
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-95-016, 3E3B0772
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-91-00054
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 22 1996 12:00AM