Research Article
Dec 1973
Membrane Encapsulated Soil Layers
Authors: James P. Sale, M.ASCE, Frazier Parker Jr., AM.ASCE, and Walter R. Barker, M.ASCEAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division
Volume 99, Issue 12
Abstract
As a result of the development of durable inexpensive membrane, membrane encapsulated soil layers (MESL) construction is now economically competitive with conventional pavement construction. Tests have shown that soil layers can be effectively protected against intrusion of moisture with available materials and existing construction techniques. Comparison of computed deflections with measured deflections for MESL test sections loaded with simulated aircraft landing gears, and comparison of computed stresses with measured subgrade and encapsulated soil strength parameters for the same test sections indicate that neither an elastic layered model or a slab on a Winkler foundation model is adequate for describing the response of a MESL pavement system. It was concluded that the effects of residual stresses induced during construction and the densification of the encapsulated material during traffic resulted in a stiffer system, which was more effective in distributing the load, than was predicted by either model using soil parameters obtained from the as-construction conditions.
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Journal of the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division
Volume 99 • Issue 12 • December 1973
Pages: 1077 - 1089
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© 1973 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Dec 1973
Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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James P. Sale, M.ASCE
Engr., Chf. of Soils and Pavements Lab., U.S. Army Engr. Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Miss.
Frazier Parker Jr., AM.ASCE
Engr., Pavement Design Div., Soils and Pavements Lab., U.S. Army Engr. Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Miss.
Walter R. Barker, M.ASCE
Engr., Pave ment Design Div., Soils and Pavements Lab., U.S. Army Engr. Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Miss.
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