Field Study of a Shredded-tire Embankment

Report No: 94-IR1

Published in 1994

About the report:

This report presents interim data from the ongoing field study of an experimental shredded-tire embankment constructed near Williamsburg, Virginia. Approximately 1.7 million tires were used. This constitutes the largest reported use to date of waste tires in a structural fill in the United States. The aim of this study is to conduct a comparative performance analysis of conventional and shredded-tire embankments. The results to date indicate that the settlement of a shredded-tire embankment significantly exceeds that of a soil embankment. After construction, expansion of the shredded-tirefill was also observed.

Documents

94-IR1

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Authors

Edward J. Hoppe, Ph.D., P.E.

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