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Shear Strength Correlations for Ohio Highway Embankment Soils
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Holko, Jeffrey M.
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1205248711
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2008, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Civil Engineering (Engineering).
Abstract
Highway embankment design is typically done with the assistance of empirical correlations created by researchers in the past. Many of these correlations, however, were originally developed for soils not commonly found in Ohio. This lead to embankment designs that are either overly conservative or less conservative. This thesis details a study conducted that looked at the shear strength of Ohio soils. C-U triaxial compression tests were performed along with the standard penetration test, unconfined compression test, sieve analyses, and index property tests to create useful shear strength correlations for the soils found in Ohio. As a result, three levels of guidelines were proposed for all three major AASHTO soil types found in the state.
Committee
Teruhisa Masada, Dr. (Advisor)
Shad Sargand, Dr. (Committee Member)
Deborah McAvoy, Dr. (Committee Member)
Greg Springer, Dr. (Committee Member)
Pages
227 p.
Subject Headings
Civil Engineering
Keywords
Shear strength of soil
;
highway embankments
;
AASHTO soil classifications
;
soil correlations
;
triaxial compression testing
;
standard penetration test
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Holko, J. M. (2008).
Shear Strength Correlations for Ohio Highway Embankment Soils
[Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1205248711
APA Style (7th edition)
Holko, Jeffrey.
Shear Strength Correlations for Ohio Highway Embankment Soils.
2008. Ohio University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1205248711.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Holko, Jeffrey. "Shear Strength Correlations for Ohio Highway Embankment Soils." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1205248711
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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