Water drainage from highway fills
Title:
Water drainage from highway fills
Author:
Wineland, John D., author.
Physical Description:
iii, 29 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Series:
FHWA-KS-78-4
General Note:
Prepared by Kansas Dept. of Transportation, Engineering Services Department, Geology & Soils Sections and the Planning and Development Department, Research & Development Section, in cooperation with the U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration.
Abstract:
Report presents suggested changes in Kansas Standard Specifications to lessen the chance of embankment failure due to water saturation. It also covers the stability of reconstructed slopes, use of trees and shrubs in stabilizing embankment slopes, the activity and identification of animal inhabitants of embankments, the use of drains to help stabilize slopes until reconstruction can begin, and slope instrumentation.
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