Paper deals with soil investigations and design of railroad embankment across soft marshy areas; design provided for embankment with balancing banks of suitable dimensions to be made up of compacted local clay soil on layer of sand laid at ground level and with topping layer of compacted moorum; design of embankment sections and construction of embankment are described.


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    Title :

    Soil investigations and design of railway embankment across little rann of Kutch


    Additional title:

    Indian Roads Congress -- J


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    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1967


    Size :

    26 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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