Soil-structure interaction : a symposium : 9 reports prepared for the 51st Annual Meeting.

Since the introduction of corrugated metal pipe in the late 1890s, there has been a continuing interest in proper pipe usage for maintenance purposes. Early methods of design were truly "rule of thumb" and were developed through "failure criteria." Refinements of these methods re...

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Corporate Authors: National Research Council (U.S.). Highway Research Board, National Research Council (U.S.). Highway Research Board. Annual Meeting, National Research Council (U.S.). Highway Research Board. Committee on Subsurface Structures Design, National Research Council (U.S.). Highway Research Board. Committee on Subsurface Soil-Structure Interaction, Symposium on Soil-Structure Interaction
Format: Conference Proceeding Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Highway Research Board, 1972.
Series:Highway research record ; no. 413.
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Summary:Since the introduction of corrugated metal pipe in the late 1890s, there has been a continuing interest in proper pipe usage for maintenance purposes. Early methods of design were truly "rule of thumb" and were developed through "failure criteria." Refinements of these methods resulted in a set of systems that were very effective in dealing with pipe problems. However, the building of the Institute Highway System brought with it a need to develop new approaches that would incorporate the latest soil-structure interaction theories and be applicable to the larger structures, higher embankments, and new materials. Better inspection and construction control are considered requisite to the utilization of more refined theories. Practice in the design and construction of culverts continues to improve, but, because many organizations have not been able to keep up with or apply the latest theories, the Highway Research Board Committee on Subsurface Soil-Structure Interaction organized a symposium to assess the state of the art and to delineate problems needing further attention.
Item Description:Papers presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board, January 1972.
Sponsored by Committee on Subsurface Structures Design and Committee on Subsurface Soil-Structure Interaction.
Physical Description:iv, 103 pages : illustrations, charts ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:0309020859
9780309020855