Pore pressure measurements in infrastructure embankments
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Published:2004
A.M. Ridley, P.R. Vaughan, B. McGinnity, K. Brady, 2004. "Pore pressure measurements in infrastructure embankments", Advances in geotechnical engineering: The Skempton conference: Proceedings of a three day conference on advances in geotechnical engineering, organised by the Institution of Civil Engineers and held at the Royal Geographical Society, London, UK, on 29–31 March 2004
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This paper presents measurements of pore water pressures (positive and negative) from and old railway embankment and a more recently constructed highway embankment. The results demonstrate the existence of seasonal variations, which it is argued could adversely affect the serviceability of these earth structures. Measurements of peak pore water pressures, from a large number of embankments, made during the exceptionally wet winter of 2000 – 2001 are also presented.
Introduction
A new modular piezometer
Pore pressures in an old railway embankment
Pore pressures in a recently constructed highway embankment
Climate, peak pore water pressures and earthworks failures
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