The effects of engineering fabric in street pavement on low bearing capacity soil in New Orleans : executive summary.

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  Louisiana. Department of Highways. Research and Development Section
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Subsoil
  • Bearing capacity
  • Fabrics
  • Soft soils
  • Sand
  • Settlement (Structures)
  • Asphalt concrete pavements
  • Performance measurement
  • Engineering fabric
• Publication/ Report Number:
  Research Report No. 180
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Louisiana
• Corporate Publisher:
  Louisiana. Department of Highways. Research and Development Section
• Abstract:
  Subsurface soil in the New Orleans area is generally composed of peat and clay. The low bearing capacity of the soft natural soil has caused early deterioration of asphaltic concrete pavements which typically fail prior to carrying their designed loads. Maintenance of the network of 1,500 miles of streets within the city limits has become a tremendous effort. ; In an effort to provide an improved means of construction, the Department of Streets included engineering fabrics in the reconstruction of three city streets. The research study served to document the method of construction and placement of the fabric. Performance measurements were also made in an early attempt to document any benefit attributable to the engineering fabrics.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  Research Project No. 80-2P(B)
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/21913/dot_21913_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 276.60 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:74f363b4fb3f2ed075a113d36c69574832d767ae8452b01afae3262e37a9e756446830252ec49171f9a407d9e35e8804e856a8855f9e35f70681153b58411f83