Area of Hawaii's Hamakua Coast highway is covered by deep deposit of fine volcanic ash which has consistency of axle grease where trucks and draglines were unable to place fills; final solution for embankments was liberal use of select volcanic clinker material for toe fills and 3 ft blanket; new highway designed for speed of 60 mph, with 4% max grades.
Volcanic clinkers stabilize fills on Hawaiian highway
Civ Eng (NY)
Civil Engineering (New York) ; 20 , n 9
1950
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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