CONSTRUCTING ROADS OVER SOFT SOILS - TUNGKU LINK ROAD, BRUNEI

This paper examines major highway construction over an area of highly compressible soils in Brunei. Two areas are addressed within the paper, these being the provision of transition structures at culvert approaches, and the construction of high embankments in a limited construction period. For the covering abstract see IRRD E102185.

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  Thomas Telford Limited

  London,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • HARDY, R P
  • YOUNGER, J S
  • LEIPER, Q J
  • WAH, T C
  • DOBIE, MJD
• Conference:
  • URBAN GROUND ENGINEERING. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ORGANISED BY THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS AND HELD IN HONG KONG, CHINA, ON 11-12 NOVEMBER 1998
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 310-9

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bogs; Compressibility; Culverts; Material reinforcement; Reinforcing materials; Road construction; Soil mechanics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Site investigation
• Geographic Terms: Indonesia
• ITRD Terms: 4348: Bog; 5905: Compressibility; 3360: Culvert; 8046: Indonesia; 3471: Reinforcement (in mater); 3665: Road construction; 5722: Site investigation; 5755: Soil mechanics
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00771460
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-7277-2786-9
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Nov 4 1999 12:00AM