<p><p><strong>Reference(s):</strong></p><p><em>Gomez (2009)<br>Lazarte et al. (2015)<br>Porterfield et al. (1994)<br>SHRP2 Phase I Technology Assessment (2008)</em></p><p><strong>Method Summary</strong></p><p>The creep test is typically a component of the pullout/verification test in which the soil nail is stressed at a constant load as strain and deformation are measured. According to Lazarte et al.

<p><p><strong>Reference(s):</strong></p><p><em>Byrne et al. (1998)<br>Lazarte et al. (2015)<br>Porterfield et al. (1994)<br>Rogbeck et al. (2003)<br>SHRP2 Phase I Technology Assessment (2008)</em></p><p><strong>Method Summary</strong></p><p>The cube test can be performed on grout samples while cores are typically taken for shotcrete strength verification. Byrne et al.

<p><p><strong>Current FHWA Reference:<br></strong><em>Lazarte et al. (2003)</em><strong>Reference(s):<br></strong><em>Briaud and Lim (1997)<br>Bruce (1993a)<br>Byrne et al. (1998)<br>Fan and Luo (2007)<br>Martin (1997)<br>Pockoski and Duncan (2000)<br>Rogbeck et al. (2003)</em></p><p>The guidance document for the design of soil nail structures in highway applications is considered to be <em>Geotechnical Engineering Circular No.