Book Description
Introductory technical guidance for civil and geotechnical engineers interested in earth and rock fill construction. Here is what is discussed: 1. FILL PROCESSING AND COMPACTION EQUIPMENT 2. TEST FILLS 3. IMPERVIOUS AND SEMIPERVIOUS FILL 4. COMPACTION FUNDAMENTALS 5. COMPACTION SPECIFICATIONS 6. METHODS OF RELATING FILL DENSITY AND WATER CONTENT TO MAXIMUM DENSITY AND OPTIMUM WATER CONTENT. 7. OPERATIONS IN ADVERSE WEATHER 8. COMPACTION IN CONFINED AREAS 9. PERVIOUS FILL 10. COMPACTION EQUIPMENT 11. MATERIAL GRADATIONS 12. WATER CONTENT CONTROL 13. LIFT THICKNESSES AND NUMBER OF PASSES OR COVERAGES 14. CONSTRUCTION CONTROL 15. TEST RESULTS AND ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN 16. ROCK FILL 17. HARD ROCK 18. SEMICOMPACTED EARTH FILLS 19. CONSTRUCTION CONTROL 20. SEQUENCE OF PLACEMENT AND MEASUREMENT OF QUANTITIES 21. PLACEMENT SEQUENCE 22. MEASUREMENT OF QUANTITIES 23. SLOPE PROTECTION 24. DOWNSTREAM SLOPE PROTECTION.