A nonmetal transportation port with soft soil foundation of Tianjin New Harbor failed during construction in 1997. The soil properties and geological changes before and after landslide were in- vestigated by in situ t...A nonmetal transportation port with soft soil foundation of Tianjin New Harbor failed during construction in 1997. The soil properties and geological changes before and after landslide were in- vestigated by in situ test means. The stability of the slope was estimated with several calculation methods, such as the simplified Bishop method and the non-circle analysis method. According to the investigation and analysis results, the factors that may cause the slope failure can be deter- mined as follows: excessive excavating, violating the normal construction procedure, excessive pore water pressure during earlier piling and sudden water-level fluctuation in front of the slope. Measures to improve the soil foundation for reconstructing the port include strengthening the failed slope with vibro sand piles, filling up the crushed stone layer, dividing the excavation into four steps and driving piles by larger intervals. The port now has been successfully reconstructed and begun operation.展开更多
Pavements require maintenance to prevent undue distress or to restore performance; however, pavement maintenance and its impacts do not receive enough attention in many cases, and are either ignored or treated as a lo...Pavements require maintenance to prevent undue distress or to restore performance; however, pavement maintenance and its impacts do not receive enough attention in many cases, and are either ignored or treated as a low priority, Most current maintenance activities have budget issues and only focus on removing deteriorated pavement sections, Deferred pavement maintenance has impacts on the environment and on society, and may thus affect the costs associated with maintenance, A sustain- ability rating tool is a good way to list, explain, and evaluate such impacts, Various sustainahility rating tools have been developed for pavement; however, pavement maintenance has its own features that are different from those of the new construction, expansion, or reconstruction of pavements, This research project reviews nine sustainahility rating tools for pavement, although none of these tools fully describe maintenance features or can he directly applied to evaluate maintenance projects, A new sustainahility rating tool is then developed for pavement maintenance; this new tool can he used to evaluate individual projects and raise public awareness about the importance of pavement mainte- nance, Its details are described, and its use is demonstrated through an example to show the evaluation process and results,展开更多
文摘A nonmetal transportation port with soft soil foundation of Tianjin New Harbor failed during construction in 1997. The soil properties and geological changes before and after landslide were in- vestigated by in situ test means. The stability of the slope was estimated with several calculation methods, such as the simplified Bishop method and the non-circle analysis method. According to the investigation and analysis results, the factors that may cause the slope failure can be deter- mined as follows: excessive excavating, violating the normal construction procedure, excessive pore water pressure during earlier piling and sudden water-level fluctuation in front of the slope. Measures to improve the soil foundation for reconstructing the port include strengthening the failed slope with vibro sand piles, filling up the crushed stone layer, dividing the excavation into four steps and driving piles by larger intervals. The port now has been successfully reconstructed and begun operation.
文摘Pavements require maintenance to prevent undue distress or to restore performance; however, pavement maintenance and its impacts do not receive enough attention in many cases, and are either ignored or treated as a low priority, Most current maintenance activities have budget issues and only focus on removing deteriorated pavement sections, Deferred pavement maintenance has impacts on the environment and on society, and may thus affect the costs associated with maintenance, A sustain- ability rating tool is a good way to list, explain, and evaluate such impacts, Various sustainahility rating tools have been developed for pavement; however, pavement maintenance has its own features that are different from those of the new construction, expansion, or reconstruction of pavements, This research project reviews nine sustainahility rating tools for pavement, although none of these tools fully describe maintenance features or can he directly applied to evaluate maintenance projects, A new sustainahility rating tool is then developed for pavement maintenance; this new tool can he used to evaluate individual projects and raise public awareness about the importance of pavement mainte- nance, Its details are described, and its use is demonstrated through an example to show the evaluation process and results,
