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This paper presents an overview of the design guideline for the use of expanded polystyrene (EPS)-block geofoam for slope stabilization and repair applications based on the results of National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Project 24-11(02). ...
Reference: 4 th International Conference on Geofoam Blocks in Construction Applications (EPS 2011 Norway) June 6-8, 2011
This paper presents an interim design guideline for the use of expanded polystyrene (EPS)-block geofoam 4 for slope stabilization and repair based on the National Cooperative Highway Research Program 5 (NCHRP) Project 24-11(02) Phase I study. The overall objective ...
Reference: Proceedings of 89th Transportation Research Board Meeting, Transportation Research Board, July, 2009, 15 p.
This paper presents a deformation-based load bearing analysis procedure that utilizes the elastic limit stress, i.e. the compressive stress at 1 percent strain, to design expanded-polystyrene (EPS)-block geofoam for roadway embankments. The procedure consists ...
Filed under: Soil Mechanics -  Earthworks
Reference: Proceedings of 8th International Conference on Bearing Capacity of Road, Railways, and Airfields, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, June 29 – July 2, 2009, pp. 981-990.
<p>The use of lightweight-fill materials for highway construction increased significantly worldwide during the 1990s. Predominant with this trend was the increased use of cellular geosynthetics (geofoams and geocombs), especially block-molded expanded polystyrene ...
Reference: Fifth International conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering New York April 13-17