Effectiveness of design guidelines for use of tire derived aggregate as lightweight embankment fill

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 127, 2004, Pages 61-74

  Humphrey, Dana N ^a,b  

^a Geo Institute   (United States)

^b The University of Maine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; EMBANKMENTS; HEATING; LIGHT WEIGHT BUILDING MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OXIDATION; SOILS; THERMAL INSULATION; TIRES;

INTERNAL HEATING; LIGHTWEIGHT EMBANKMENT FILL; TEMPERATURE MONITORING; TIRE DERIVED AGGREGATES (TDA);

AGGREGATES;

EID: 33747888982     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40756(149)4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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