Slope Stabilization Using Recycled Plastic Pins: Constructability

摘要

The primary objective for the project was to demonstrate the constructability ofstabilization schemes using recycled plastic pins (RPPs) by stabilizing a single slope at a site representative of Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) slope failures. Secondary objectives of the project included: evaluating basic material and engineering properties of recycled plastic pins when subjected to various potentially deleterious environments; development and evaluation of potential driving equipment; development of a preliminary design procedure; and initiation of an instrumentation and monitoring program for evaluating the effectiveness of the RPP stabilization scheme. The activities and findings of the project are presented in this report. Emphasis is given to constructability of the recycled plastic pin stabilization method.