The characteristics of the subgrade soil, obtained from laboratory and in situ tests, are of fundamental importance to the design of pavements. The tests carried out in the field, such as CBR in situ, Bredboard and others, represent more significantly the conditions of the soil. The Dynamic Cone Penetrometer (DC...
View ArticleThe general characteristics of granular soils reinforced with fibres have been reported in previous studies and have shown that fibre inclusion provides an increase in material strength and ductility and that the composite behaviour is governed by fibre content, as well as the mechanical and geometrical properties of the fibre. The present work presents...
View ArticleLateritic soils are widely spread in the Brazilian territory and they have been used as subgrade of pavement layers. Specifically, the Red-yellow latosols are usually clayey soils and are characterized as low bearing capacity materials for flexible pavement layers. As a conventional solution, soil stabilization with hydrated lime or Portland cement has ...
View ArticleThis paper reviews the behaviour of reinforced embankments on soft ground. Case of the Almere test embankment is used as an example to demonstrate the key function of reinforcement in improving the performance of embankments on soft
foundation. The effects of partial drainage are summarized for reinforced embankments and contrasted the resul...
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