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Sawdust as Lightweight Fill Material.

PB233754

Publication Date	1974
Personal Author	Nelson, D. S.; Allen, W. L.
Page Count	24
Abstract	Unstable embankments and potential slide areas have always been an expensive maintenance problem. The Washington State Highway Department recently developed a unique solution to this problem by using a lightweight waste produce: sawdust. By removing existing high density fill material and replacing it with sawdust, they successfully repaired an unstable roadway section reducing the driving weight of this potential slide by 71%. The asphalt sealed slope should inhibit deterioration and give the sawdust a life expectancy of at least 15 years as a stable fill. This application of a waste product appears particularly suited to secondary and country roads with unstable soil conditions where economics often prohibit major slide repair solutions.
Keywords	Sawdust Embankments Land reclamation Highways Solid waste disposal Landslides Utilization Compacting Soil mechanics
Source Agency	Federal Highway Administration
NTIS Subject Category	68C - Solid Wastes Pollution & Control 50C - Construction Equipment, Materials, & Supplies
Corporate Authors	Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C. Office of Research.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Status rept.
NTIS Issue Number	197419

Sawdust as Lightweight Fill Material.

Sawdust as Lightweight Fill Material.
PB233754

Publication Date	1974
Personal Author	Nelson, D. S.; Allen, W. L.
Page Count	24
Abstract	Unstable embankments and potential slide areas have always been an expensive maintenance problem. The Washington State Highway Department recently developed a unique solution to this problem by using a lightweight waste produce: sawdust. By removing existing high density fill material and replacing it with sawdust, they successfully repaired an unstable roadway section reducing the driving weight of this potential slide by 71%. The asphalt sealed slope should inhibit deterioration and give the sawdust a life expectancy of at least 15 years as a stable fill. This application of a waste product appears particularly suited to secondary and country roads with unstable soil conditions where economics often prohibit major slide repair solutions.
Keywords	Sawdust Embankments Land reclamation Highways Solid waste disposal Landslides Utilization Compacting Soil mechanics
Source Agency	Federal Highway Administration
NTIS Subject Category	68C - Solid Wastes Pollution & Control 50C - Construction Equipment, Materials, & Supplies
Corporate Authors	Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C. Office of Research.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Status rept.
NTIS Issue Number	197419