Skip to main content

Criteria for Hydraulic Fills (1962) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:


Pages 3-4

The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.


From page 3...
... Page 4 Th i s repo rt has been rev i ewed by t he B u i l d i ng Resea rch Adv i sory Board and has been approved for t ransm i t ta l to t he Federa l Hous i ng Adm i n i s trat i on by a s ubcomm i t tee of t he Board s i t t i ng i n sess i on and act i ng for t he Boa rd . The Boa rd cons i de rs the membe rs h i p of i ts Spec i a l Adv i sory Comm i t tee compe ten t and be l i eves tha t i ts f i nd i ngs rep resen t author i ta t i ve op i n i ons on t he s ubj ect of t he s t udy .
From page 4...
... Pa ge 5 I l l RECOMMENDAT I ON S OF THE SPEC I AL ADV I SORY COMM I TTE E F i l l of any s i gnif i cant a rea l extent a n d w i th a t h i cknes s g rea te r t han 3 fee t i s a heavy l oad app l i ed on unde r l y i ng so i l mate r i a l s , a l oad wh i ch i s f requen t l y much l a rge r and mo re s i gn i f i cant i n i ts effects than t he l oads of maj o r s t ruct u res p l aced on the s u rface of the f i l l o r on na t u ra l s o i l s wh i ch a re s u r rounded by f i l l . I f comp res s i b l e na t u ra l s o i l s ex i s t unde r the f i l l a rea , s ubs tant i a l s et t l ements may res u l t f rom the f i l l l oad whether or not any.

Key Terms



This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
More information on Chapter Skim is available.