Geosynthetic Reinforced Construction Platforms Design Guidance

Preferred Design Procedure

<h2>Preferred Design Procedure</h2>The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has design guidance documents for this technology. The documents are summarized below.<table class='tablepress' id='tablepress-298'><thead><th><center>Publication Title</th><th><center>Publication
Year
</th><th><center>Publication Number</th><th><center>TAvailable for Download</th></thead><tbody><tr><td >Geotextile Engineering Manual</td><td ><center>1985</td><td ><center>FHWA- TS-86/203</td><td ><center>No1</td></tr><tr><td >Geosynthetic Design and Construction Guidelines</td><td ><center>2008</td><td ><center>FHWA NHI-07-092</td><td ><center>No2</td></tr></tbody></table> 1<a href="http://books.google.com/books/about/Geotextile_engineering_manual.html?… class="disclaimer">2 <a href="http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/nhistore.aspx">http://www.nhi.fhwa… current design procedure is suitable for subgrade stabilization. The FHWA geosynthetic design manual provides clear design guidance and allows the use of two alternate methods. These methods are the Empirical Design Method and the Mechanistic-Empirical Design Method. These methods are adequate for non-pavement applications such as haul roads, storage yards, and embankment support. However, improvement is needed for pavement design and existing design/analysis procedure needs to be transitioned into a mechanistic-empirical design format.

References

<h2>References</h2>Barenberg, E.J. (1980). “Design procedures for soil-fabric-aggregate systems with Mirafi 500X fabric.” University of Illinois Transportation Engineering Series No. 30, UILU-ENG-80-2019, October, Vol. 2.Barenberg, E.J., Dowlad, J.H., and Hales, J. (1975). “Evaluation of soil-aggregate systems with Mirafi fabric.” Department of Civil Engineering, University of Illinois.Burd, H.J. (1995). “Analysis of membranes action in reinforced unpaved roads.” Canadian Geotechnical Journal, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Vol. 32, No. 6, 946-956.Christopher, B.R. and Holtz, R.D. (1985). “Geotextile Engineering Manual.” Report No. FHWA- TS-86/203, STS Consultants Ltd, Northbrook, U.S Federal Highway Administration.Giroud, J.P. and Han, J. (2004a). “Design method for geogrid reinforced unpaved roads. I. Development of design method.” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol. 130, No. 8, 775-786.Giroud, J.P. and Han, J. (2004b). “Design method for geogrid reinforced unpaved roads. II. Calibration and applications.” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol. 130, No. 8, 787-797.Giroud, J.P. and Noiray, L. (1981). “Geotextiles-reinforced unpaved road design.” ASCE Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division, Vol. 107, No. 9, 1233-1254.Haliburton, T.A. and Barron, J.V. (1983). “Optimum depth method for design of fabric reinforced unsurfaced roads.” Transportation Research Record 916, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 26-32.Holtz, R.D., Christopher, B.R. and Berg, R.R. (2008). Geosynthetic Design and Construction Guidelines, U.S. DOT, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC, FHWA-HI-07-092, 460p.Kinney, T.C. (1979). “Fabric induced changes in high deformation soil-fabric-aggregate systems.” PhD Thesis, Graduate College, University of Illions, Urbana.Milligan, G.W.E., Jewell, R.A., Houlsby, G.T., and Burd, H.J. (1989). “A new approach to the design of unpaved roads- parts I.” Ground Engineering, Vol. 22, No. 3, 25-29.Steward, J., Williamson, R., and Mohney, J. (1977). “Guidelines for use of fabrics in construction and maintenance of low-volume roads.” Report No. FHWA-TS-78-205, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C.Tingle, J.S. and Webster, S.L. (2003). “Corps of Engineers design of geosynthetic reinforced unpaved roads.” Transportation Research Record 1849, National Research Council, 193-201.

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Geosynthetic Reinforced Construction Platforms