Essays about: "embankment height"

Found 2 essays containing the words embankment height.

  1. 1. Timber pile-supported road embankment : Numerical and analytical analysis of field monitoring project E4 Råneå

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Geoteknologi

    Author : Kent Nystedt; [2022]
    Keywords : Geosynthetic reinforcement; Geosynthetic reinforced pile supported embankment; Pile distance; Embankment height; Finite element method; Pile efficacy;

    Abstract : The previous E4 Råneå road embankment was prone to flooding. Risk of flooding in combination with settlements of the road due to the weak underlying sulphide soil was problematic. The Swedish Transportation Administration improved the length section E4 Råneå by rebuilding the road using the method light embankment piling. READ MORE

  3. 2. Discrete Element Modelling of the Unbound Layer for Slab Tracks on High Embankment

    University essay from KTH/Jord- och bergmekanik

    Author : Karima Ghyate Forsberg; Rogin Ramak; [2016]
    Keywords : Slab track; unbound layer; discrete element modelling; deformation; embankment height; friction;

    Abstract : According to Swedish guidelines for high speed railways on embankment, the total settlement is limited to 20 mm over a track length of 10 m during the construction service life. The main objective of this thesis was to investigate the deformation in the subgrade (unbound layer) in a slab track, since there are very few studies related to high speed railways on high earth structure, discussing particularly the unbound layer. READ MORE