Decomposed Granite as an Embankment Fill Material: Mechanical Properties and theInfluence of Particle Breakage (Revised)

摘要

The suitability of decomposed granite as an embankment fill material has beeninvestigated. Using a sample from the Shasta Bally batholith in Northern California, important mechanical properties were studied in oedometer and triaxial tests. In addition, the feasibility of using geogrid reinforcements in decomposed granite embankments to enable steepening of side slopes was investigated through direct shear and pullout tests.