Index

Page locators in italics denote figures and tables separate from the corresponding text.

A1 (M) motorway contract, embankments 240

acceptable/suitable fill materials 106, 107–8

active waste, landfill taxes 79

adjusted maximum dry density method, oversize particles 20, 21

aeration 185

aggregates

fill design 123, 124

tax 79

agricultural fill 108

air voids

fill design 112–13, 123, 124, 130, 132–3

soil particles 15–23

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) 134, 141–2

anchors 230–2

ancient failure surfaces 11, 208, 213, 215, 246–7, 257–8, 261

angle of shearing resistance 57, 58, 206–8

argillaceous rock 117

arid zones 134

articulated dump trucks 313, 314