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5th International Conference on Geofoam Blocks in Construction Applications

Editors: Arellano, David; Özer, Abdullah Tolga; Bartlett, Steven Floyd; Vaslestad, Jan

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-78981-1

ISBN: 978-3-319-78980-4

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

May 25, 2018

1 - 10 of 31 Chapters

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Geofoam Blocks in Civil Engineering Applications

Aabøe, Roald; Bartlett, Steven Floyd; Duškov, Milan; Frydenlund, Tor Erik; Mandal, Jnanendra Nath; Negussey, Dawit; Özer, Abdullah Tolga; Tsukamoto, Hideki; Vaslestad, Jan

Pages: 3 –38

[In Norway the use of Geofoam blocks in road construction applications started in 1972. Excessive settlements of a road embankment adjoining a bridge abutment founded on piles to firm ground was then successfully halted by replacing a 1 m layer of road aggregate with blocks of Expanded...
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Dutch A4all Tramway EPS Embankment with Vertical Sides

Duškov, Milan; de Jongh, Johan

Pages: 41 –48

[New section of the motorway A4 in the urban area between Vlaardingen and Schiedam is constructed in a concrete tunnel realized on ground level and covered by soil for a minimal environment impact. This new A4 route crossed the existing tram tracks. The construction of the tunnel with belonging...
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Geofoam Eps Used in Bridge Abutment, E18 Farris Bridge

Vaslestad, Jan; Liveroed, Jørn Einar; Damtew, Tseday; Singstad, Staale; Loevstad, Dag

Pages: 49 –55

[Norwegian Public Roads Administration is building Farris Bridge on European road 18 in Larvik. The total length of the Farris Bridge is 570 m. EPS Geofoam is used in the bridge abutments. Ordinary stone embankments as bridge abutments would have created large settlements. Use of EPS Geofoam is...
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EPS Geofoam Used in E16 Sandvika–Wøyen

Mijena, Ermias Hailu

Pages: 57 –70

[The Norwegian Public Roads Administration is building a new four lane motorway between Sandvika and Wøyen. The construction involves development of new intersections with a planned terrain elevation of up to 7 m, in areas with soft clay. This is challenging with respect to ground stability and...
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First Geofoam Roadway Embankment Application in Turkey

Özer, Abdullah Tolga; Akınay, Emre

Pages: 71 –80

[The first geofoam block roadway embankment application in Turkey was completed in April 2017 in Acibadem, Istanbul. Geofoam technology was selected to construct the roadway embankment on a site where two 2.2 m diameter water mains are located 3.8–5.6 m below the foundation of the embankment....
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Dutch A76 Highway Widening Using EPS Embankment with a Vertical Side

Duškov, Milan; den Uil, Martin; Fütterer, Michaël

Pages: 81 –87

[This article concerns the A76 highway widening (near the Kerensheide junction) using a lightweight fill with a vertical embankment. The A76 highway section (widened from 2 × 2 to 2 × 4 lanes) lies 4 m above a truncated slope and is situated between two concrete structures. The design of the fill...
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Dutch N201 Road Embankment with EPS Geofoam

Duškov, Milan; Erkelens, Wim

Pages: 89 –97

[The new section of the provincial road N201 between the Amstel aqueduct (founded on piles) and a junction near Uithoorn characterizes a 200 m long lightweight road embankment which is necessary because of local settlement sensible subsoil. In total 14,000 m3 EPS is built-in in this up to 4.1 m...
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Post-use Examination of EPS Block Characteristics: Finnish Case Histories

Sinnathamby, Gowthaman; Korkiala-Tanttu, Leena; Gustavsson, Henry

Pages: 99 –109

[Since its introduction as a lightweight fill in the 1980s, EPS has been used in a number of test highway embankments across Finland. This paper presents the experiences in using EPS blocks as structural element in two lightweight road/highway embankment sites in Finland. These embankments were...
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Analysis of Crack and Differential Settlement on Pavement in EPS After Highway Opening

Chang, Yongchai; Kim, Nagyoung

Pages: 111 –114

[The lateral movement of abutment has induced significant problems in the terms of either construction and management since 1990 in South Korea. The research related to this issue has been also paid wide attention. In order to overcome these problems, modified lateral float, sand compaction...
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Load Reduction on Buried Rigid Culverts, Instrumented Case Histories and Numerical Modeling

Vaslestad, Jan; Sayd, Murad Sani

Pages: 115 –128

[Three instrumented full-scale tests using geofoam (expanded polystyrene) for load reduction on buried rigid culverts are described. The culverts were built and instrumented during the period 1988–1992. The method involves installing a compressible inclusion (EPS Geofoam) above rigid culverts in...

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