Geofoam Applications in the Design and Construction of Highway Embankments

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

doi:10.17226/21944

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Geofoam Applications in the Design and Construction of Highway Embankments

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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web Document 65: Geofoam Applications in the Design and Construction of Highway Embankments presents a design guideline, and material and construction standard, for the use of geofoam in roadway embankments and bridge approaches.

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2004. Geofoam Applications in the Design and Construction of Highway Embankments. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/21944.

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Chapters		skim
Geofoam Applications in the Design and Construction of Highway Embankments	1-1
NCHRP Disclaimer	2-2
About the National Academies	3-3
Contents	4-8
Acknowledgments	9-10
Abstract	11-11
Summary	12-16
Chapter 1 Introduction	17-37
Chapter 2 Relevant Engineering Properties of Block-Molded EPS	38-127
Chapter 3 Design Methodology	128-169
Chapter 4 Pavement System Design	170-215
Chapter 5 External (Global) Stability Evaluation of Geofoam Embankments	216-383
Chapter 6 Internal Stability Evaluation of Geofoam Embankments	384-465
Chapter 7 Design Examples	466-521
Chapter 8 Geofoam Construction Practices	522-543
Chapter 9 Geofoam MQC/MQA	544-592
Chapter 10 Typical Design Details for EPS-Block Embankments	593-616
Chapter 11 Case Histories	617-667
Chapter 12 Economic Analysis	668-695
Chapter 13 Future Research and Development	696-700
Appendix A Geofoam Usage Survey: Questionnaire	701-731
Appendix B Provisional Design Guideline	732-732
Appendix C Recommended EPS-Block Geoform Standard for Lightweight Fill in Road Embankments and Bridge Approach Fills on Soft Ground	733-733
Appendix D Bibliography	734-781
Appendix E Glossary of Terms	782-786
Appendix F Conversion Factors	787-792

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