Embankment Stabilization and Soil Mechanics

摘要

The 14 papers in this report deal with the following areas: in-place roadway foundation stabilization; embankment stabilization by use of horizontal drains; dynamic compaction of granular soils (abridgment); construction of a root-pile wall at Monessen, Pennsylvania; analysis of an earth-reinforcing system for deep excavation; design and construction of fabric-reinforced embankment test section at Pinto Pass, Mobile, Alabama; planning slope stabilization programs by using decision analysis; advantages of founding bridge abutments on approach fills (abridgment); pile design and installation specification based on load-factor concept; prediction of shear strength of sand by use of dynamic penetration tests; prediction of permanent strain in sand subjected to cyclic loading; rock-slope stability on rail transportation projects; labor-intensive technology: promises and barriers; and stability charts for effective stress analysis of nonhomogeneous embankments (abridgment).