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.


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    Title :

    Volcanic clinkers stabilize fills on Hawaiian highway


    Additional title:

    Civ Eng (NY)


    Contributors:
    Belt, R.M. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1950


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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