Geotechnical performance of a highway embankment constructed using waste foundry sand

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 79, 1998, Pages 66-85

  Mast, David G ^a   Fox, Patrick J ^b  

^a NTH Consultants Ltd   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DEFORMATION; FOUNDRY SAND; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; WASTE UTILIZATION;

WASTE FOUNDRY SAND;

EMBANKMENTS;

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; EMBANKMENT; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; RECYCLING; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; SAND;

EID: 0032471999     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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