Earth and Rock Works

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Publication Category	Publication Title	Publication Year	Publication #	NTIS #	View Pdf
Slope & Embankment Stability	Advanced Course on Slope Stability			PB95-225819
Expansive Soils	An Evaluation of Methodology for Prediction and Minimization of Detrimental Volume Change of Expansive Soils in Highway Subgrades	1979
Waste Utilization	Availability of Mining Wastes and Their Potential for use as Highway Materials	1976
Soil Compaction & Stabilization	Chemical Compaction Aids for Fine Grained Soils	1979
Shale	Design and Construction of Compacted Shale Embankments	1975
Geosynthetics	Geocomposite Drains	1986
Slope & Embankment Stability	National Landslide Hazards Mitigation Strategy-A Framework for Loss Reduction	2003
Slope & Embankment Stability	Proceedings of the Foundation Deformation Prediction Symposium	1975
Soil Compaction & Stabilization	Soil and Base Stabilization and Associated Drainage Considerations	1993
Soil Compaction & Stabilization	The Role of Magnesium Oxide in Lime Stabilization	1975
Rock Slopes	Training Course in Geotechnical and Foundation Engineering: Rock Slopes	1999
Waste Utilization	Use of Waste Sulfate for Remedial Treatment of Soils	1976
Geotechnical Notebook Issuances	GT-15 - Geotechnical Differing Site Conditions		FHWA-1996		(0.2 MB)
Miscellaneous	FHWA Checklist and Guidelines for Review of Geotechnical Reports and Preliminary Plans and Specifications	1988	FHWA-ED-88-053		(0.2 MB)
Miscellaneous	Rock and Mineral Identification for Engineers	1991	FHWA-HI-91-025
Rock Slopes	Rock Blasting and Overbreak Control	1992	FHWA-HI-92-001	PB97-186548	(38 mb)
Geosynthetics	Geosynthetic Design and Construction Guidelines Participant Notebook	1995	FHWA-HI-95-038	PB95-270500	(47 mb)
Miscellaneous	Geotechnical Instrumentation	1998	FHWA-HI-98-034
Geosynthetics	Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Integrated Bridge System Interim Implementation Guide	2011	FHWA-HRT-11-026		(8.82 MB)
Geosynthetics	Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Integrated Bridge System Synthesis Report	2011	FHWA-HRT-11-027		(1.65 MB)
Waste Utilization	Fly Ash as a Construction Material	1976	FHWA-IP-76-16	PB-259302
Soil Compaction & Stabilization	Soil Stabilization in Pavement Structures	1980	FHWA-IP-80-2	PB83-186403
Testing	Pressuremeter Test for Highway Applications	1989	FHWA-IP-89-008
Miscellaneous	Soils and Foundations Workshop Manual	2000	FHWA-NHI-00-045
Scanning Tours	Innovated Technology For Accelerated Construction Of Bridge And Embankment Foundations In Europe	2003	FHWA-PL-03-014		(8.3 mb)
Scanning Tours	Geotechnical Engineering Practices in Canada and Europe - International Technology Exchange Program	1999	FHWA-PL-99-013		(5.7 MB)
Expansive Soils	Proceedings of Workshop on Expansive Clays and Shales in Highway Design and Construction	1973	FHWA-RD-73-72	PB74-225843/AS
Testing	Determination of the In Situ State of Stress of Soil Masses	1974	FHWA-RD-74-68	PB-242710
Soil Compaction & Stabilization	Development and Evaluation of Chemical Soil Stabilizers, Final Report	1975	FHWA-RD-75-17	PB-242556
Soil Compaction & Stabilization	A Laboratory Evaluation of Two Proprietary Materials as Compaction Aids and Soil Stabilizers	1975	FHWA-RD-75-32	PB88-136353/AS
Waste Utilization	Feasibility of Using Sewage Sludge in Highway Embankment Construction, Interim Report	1975	FHWA-RD-75-38	PB-242260
Expansive Soils	A Review of Engineering Experiences with Expansive Soils in Highway Subgrades	1975	FHWA-RD-75-48	PB76-248658/AS	(10 MB)
Expansive Soils	An Occurrence and Distribution Survey of Expansive Materials in the United States by Physiographic Areas	1976	FHWA-RD-76-82	PB76-265230/AS	(1.5 MB)
Testing	Determination of Consistency Characteristics of Soils	1977	FHWA-RD-77-101	PB-277465
Testing	Compilation and Analysis of Cyclic Triaxial Test Data, Final Report	1977	FHWA-RD-77-129	PB-281951
Waste Utilization	Evaluation of Sulfate Bearing Waste Material from Fluidized Bed Combustion of Coals for Soil Stabilization	1977	FHWA-RD-77-136	PB-278031
Expansive Soils	An Investigation of the Natural Microscale Mechanisms That Cause Volume Change in Expansive Clays	1977	FHWA-RD-77-75	PB77-291782/AS
Expansive Soils	An Evaluation of Expedient Methodology for Identification of Potentially Expansive Soils	1977	FHWA-RD-77-94	PB77-289164/AS
Slope & Embankment Stability	High Resolution Sensing Techniques for Slope Stability Studies, Final Report	1979	FHWA-RD-79-32	PB80-124621
Testing	Dynamic Testing of Slotted Underdrain Pipe	1979	FHWA-RD-79-501	PB80-120090
Expansive Soils	Technical Guidelines for Expansive Soils in Highway Subgrades, Final Report	1980	FHWA-RD-79-51	PB80-139660
Slope & Embankment Stability	Factors That Influence the Stability of Slopes--A Literary Review	1979	FHWA-RD-79-54	PB80-112360
Frost Action	Mathematical Model to Correlate Frost Heave of Pavements with Laboratory Predictions	1979	FHWA-RD-79-71	AD-A084737
Testing	Determination of the in Situ Permeability of Base and Subbase Courses	1979	FHWA-RD-79-88	PB-300908
Testing	Evaluation of Self-boring Pressuremeter Tests in Boston Blue Clay, Interim Report	1980	FHWA-RD-80-052	PB81-154361
Testing	Determination of Horizontal Stress in Soils	1981	FHWA-RD-81-118	PB82-117789
Frost Action	Frost Susceptibility of Soil, Review of Index Tests	1982	FHWA-RD-82-081	AD-A111752
Frost Action	Frost Action Predictive Techniques for Roads and Airfields: Volume 1	1987	FHWA-RD-87-057	PB88-144050
Testing	Geotechnical Risk and Reliability: The State of the Art	1987	FHWA-RD-87-110
Testing	Geotechnical Risk Analysis: A Users Guide	1987	FHWA-RD-87-111
Drilled Shafts	Load Transfer for Drilled Shafts in Intermediate Geomaterials	1995	FHWA-RD-95-172
Slope & Embankment Stability	Highway Slope Maintenance and Slide Restoration Workshop	1988	FHWA-RT-88-040	PB97-186530	(26.6 MB)
Testing	Cone Penetrometer Test	1991	FHWA-SA-91-043	PB92-178524
Testing	Flat Dilatometer Test	1991	FHWA-SA-91-044	PB92-177120
Slope & Embankment Stability	EMBANK-One Dimensional Compression Due to Embankment Loads - User's Manual	1992	FHWA-SA-92-045	PB93-219046	(7.3 MB)
Rock Slopes	Rockfall Hazard Rating System - Participant's Manual	1993	FHWA-SA-93-057	PB96-129127	(59.1 MB)
Rock Slopes	Rockfall Hazard Mitigation Methods - Participant's Notebook	1993	FHWA-SA-93-085	PB97-183396
Slope & Embankment Stability	Foundation Design of Embankments on Varved Clays	1977	FHWA-TS-77-214	PB-275727
Rock Slopes	Rock Slope Engineering	1979	FHWA-TS-79-208	PB80-103294
Waste Utilization	Coal Mine Refuse in Highway Embankments	1980	FHWA-TS-80-213	GPO-050-001-00
Shale	Design and Construction of Shale Embankments, Summary	1980	FHWA-TS-80-219	PB89-229330	(16.9 MB)
Miscellaneous	Highway Subdrainage Design	1980	FHWA-TS-80-224
Expansive Soils	Expansive Soils in Highway Subgrades, Summary	1980	FHWA-TS-80-236
Rock Slopes	Rockslopes: Design, Excavation, Stabilization	1989	FHWA-TS-89-045

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