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Creators:
Likos, William J. ; Yu, Hua
Likos, William J. ; Yu, Hua Less -
Corporate Creators:
National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (U.S.)
Corporate Contributors:
United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Building Materials Construction Projects Dredged Materials Earthwork Geotechnical Engineering Harbors Ports Recycling Waste Management
Publication/ Report Number:
CFIRE 07-06
Resource Type:
Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:
United States
Corporate Publisher:
National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education (U.S.)
Abstract:
This report describes an effort to facilitate beneficial use of dredged materials (DM) from Great Lakes ports and harbors as an alternative construction

material in transportation-related earthwork applications. The overall objective is to link together the following components: 1) identify applications

for use of DM in transportation-related projects, 2) summarize required geotechnical properties in specific transportation applications, 3) identify

available geotechnical test methods to determine those properties, 4) identify specific values of required geotechnical material properties for specific

uses, and 5) identify locations within the Great Lakes region where dredged materials meeting these specifications may be sourced. This report pulls

together available information on potential applications for the use of DM in transportation earthwork projects, the required geotechnical properties of

materials according to federal and state construction specifications, and the geotechnical laboratory and field test methods available to determine

these properties. Representative geotechnical properties of DM from select Great Lakes locations are synthesized from available literature and the

results of laboratory tests conducted on DM sampled from the Milwaukee confined disposal facility (CDF). Results are evaluated within the

framework developed above to assess the suitability of unamended DM from each location for beneficial use in transportation construction. Based on

the information obtained, material potentially sourced from these locations has limited direct use in its raw or unamended form. Review of general

sediment types in harbors throughout the region, however, indicates that there may be large potential for beneficial use of DM because the sediment

type from numerous harbors in the region is predominantly coarse-grained. Fine-grained materials are also a potential source of material if amended or

stabilized with other materials (e.g., fly ash). Future effort should focus on laboratory evaluation of stabilized fine-grained DM, detailed field

characterization of the physical properties at DM sources throughout the region, and dissemination and outreach to promote the concept of beneficial

use of dredged materials in transportation construction.


Format:
PDF
Funding:
DTRT06-G-0020
Collection(s):
US Transportation Collection University Transportation Centers
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27780/dot_27780_DS1.pdf
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