The investigation reported herein was conducted to (a) determine the feasibility of using membrane-enveloped soil layers (MESL) as structural elements in flexible pavements and (b) investigate the performance of MESL construction under multiple-wheel heavy gear load (MWHGL) traffic. A test section was constructed within the existing MWHGL test section at the U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station utilizing the existing 4-CBR clay subgrade. The performance of the test items under traffic showed that the concept of utilizing MESL's as structural elements in pavement construction is feasible. (Author)


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    Title :

    Feasibility of Using Membrane-Enveloped Soil Layers as Pavement Elements for Multiple-Wheel Heavy Gear Loads


    Contributors:
    C. D. Burns (author) / W. N. Brabston (author) / R. W. Grau (author)

    Publication date :

    1972


    Size :

    66 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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