Alternative Title
Paper No. 2.22
Location
St. Louis, Missouri
Date
10 Mar 1998, 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Abstract
Two trial embankments namely the North and South trial embankments were constructed in the state of Perlis, Peninsular Malaysia. The embankments have a finished height of 4m and dimensions of 60m in width and 90m in length and wen; constructed side by side. The trial embankments were staged constructed with a counterberm at 2m and side slopes of 2:3. The South trial embankment was rapidly constructed in 36 days while the North embankment was slowly constructed in about one year. Detailed site investigation works included borehole logging, field and laboratory testing. These were carried out to obtain the subsoil profile and geotechnical parameters of the subsoils at the trial site. Geotechnical instrumentation installed to monitor the behaviour of the embankments including settlement plates, heave markers, pneumatic piezometers and inclinometers. This paper briefly describes the location of the trial site, the detailed layout and the construction details of the embankments. Geotechnical parameters for the fill and the subsoil profile obtained from the detailed site investigation works are briefly described. The behaviours of the two embankments identified from various geotechnical instrumentation are described.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
4th Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 1998 University of Missouri--Rolla, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Hussein, A. N. and McGown, A., "The Behaviour of Two Trial Embankments at Perlis, Malaysia With Different Rates of Construction" (1998). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 2.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/4icchge/4icchge-session02/2
The Behaviour of Two Trial Embankments at Perlis, Malaysia With Different Rates of Construction
St. Louis, Missouri
Two trial embankments namely the North and South trial embankments were constructed in the state of Perlis, Peninsular Malaysia. The embankments have a finished height of 4m and dimensions of 60m in width and 90m in length and wen; constructed side by side. The trial embankments were staged constructed with a counterberm at 2m and side slopes of 2:3. The South trial embankment was rapidly constructed in 36 days while the North embankment was slowly constructed in about one year. Detailed site investigation works included borehole logging, field and laboratory testing. These were carried out to obtain the subsoil profile and geotechnical parameters of the subsoils at the trial site. Geotechnical instrumentation installed to monitor the behaviour of the embankments including settlement plates, heave markers, pneumatic piezometers and inclinometers. This paper briefly describes the location of the trial site, the detailed layout and the construction details of the embankments. Geotechnical parameters for the fill and the subsoil profile obtained from the detailed site investigation works are briefly described. The behaviours of the two embankments identified from various geotechnical instrumentation are described.
