Table 1.

Properties of soil used in the IBS and soil at the site of Haavistonjoki Bridge

IBSHaavistonjoki Bridge
Laboratory triaxial test, 300 × 600 mmOn-site plate load test, diameter = 300 mm
Sample IDDepth from road surface, z
474_1474_2474_3358_1358_2z = 4 m
End T4
z = 1 m (first compaction)
End T1
z = 1 m (second compaction)
End T4
ϕ: degrees39.443.642.740.1E1: MPa34b71167
c: kPa18.450.381.569.2E2: MPa160300400
E50: MPaa160390110c310350E1/E24.6b4.1b2.4
Eur: MPaa890144011501560    
RD: %94.0d97.4d94.7d97.1e98.0e    
w: mass percentage (m%)2.82.22.53.43.2    

aReference stress 100 kPa, tabulated values extrapolated with stress exponent m = 0.45 from 20 kPa cell pressures from the multilevel triaxial test

bIndicates need for further compaction

cTriaxial test conducted only with single cell pressure of 40 kPa

dMaximum dry density with Proctor test = 2100 kg/m3; rock density = 2650 kg/m3

eMaximum dry density with Proctor test = 2230 kg/m3; rock density = 2650 kg/m3

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