Research Article
Jan 1968
Soil-Cement Pipe Bedding: Canadian River Aqueduct
Publication: Journal of the Construction Division
Volume 94, Issue 1
Abstract
Approximately 320 miles of pipeline on the Canadian River Aqueduct were bedded with a plastic soil-cement backfill. In this method, which was developed by the American Concrete Pipe and Construction Co., the pipe was set in a semicircular trench slightly larger than the pipe and the annular space was filled with plastic soil-cement. The bedding provides a direct transfer of the pipe load to the undisturbed foundation material; therefore, this method is suitable where the foundation is firm. The soil-cement consisted of 2 to 2-1/2 sacks of cement per cu yd of sand mixed with sufficient water to make it pumpable. Construction control was exercised to assure proper proportioning. Record compressive strength tests and laboratory tests were conducted to determine the general properties. A fall-sized test section showed the performance of the bedding to be satisfactory during a period of drying.
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Journal of the Construction Division
Volume 94 • Issue 1 • January 1968
Pages: 17 - 33
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© 1968 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Jan 1968
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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Clemith A. Lowitz
Supervisory Civ. Engr., Soils Engrg. Branch, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colo.
Glenn DeGroot, AM.ASCE
Civ. Engr., Soils Engrg. Branch, U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colo.
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