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Apr 26, 2012
Design and Construction of Highway Structures in Karst Terrain
Authors: M. Z. Yang [email protected], D. Sajedi [email protected], E. C. Drumm [email protected], and A. M. RamakrishnaAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Underground Construction and Ground Movement
Abstract
Bridges, grade separation retaining walls, and noise walls are common structure types in a highway system. Due to the unique subsurface condition of Karst terrain, the stability of residual soils that overlay the cavitose limestone bedrock is often the critical factor to determine the foundation selection. The stability mechanism of residual soil over the karst limestone rock is summarized based on more than 120 field-observed sinkhole collapse events in the eastern United States. Also, factors affecting the stability of residual soils are discussed. The majority of sinkhole events that occurred near the highway structures were triggered by unusual amounts of precipitation. The classification of SPT Low Blow Count material near the soil-carbonate rock interface is important to identify the subsurface sinkhole features.
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Underground Construction and Ground Movement
Pages: 88 - 95
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© 2006 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Bridge engineering
- Bridges
- Bridges (by type)
- Construction engineering
- Construction industry
- Construction management
- Design (by type)
- Engineering fundamentals
- Geography
- Geohazards
- Geomatics
- Geomechanics
- Geotechnical engineering
- Highway and road design
- Highway and road management
- Highway and road structures
- Highway bridges
- Highway transportation
- Infrastructure
- Infrastructure construction
- Karst
- Residual soils
- Soil dynamics
- Soil mechanics
- Soil stabilization
- Soils (by type)
- Structural engineering
- Terrain
- Transportation engineering
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Michael Baker Jr. Inc., 301 College Road East, Princeton, NJ 08540. E-mail: [email protected]
Office of Material and Technology, Maryland State Highway Administration, W. Joppa Road, Lutherville, MD 21022. E-mail: [email protected]
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996. E-mail: [email protected]
A. M. Ramakrishna
Michael Baker Jr. Inc., 301 College Road East, Princeton, NJ 08540
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