摘要: |
THE AIM OF THE RESEARCH IS TO OBTAIN A BETTER KNOWLEDGE OF THE METHODOLOGY AND QUALITY OF HYDRAULIC FILLS, DEPENDING ON THE TYPES OF MATERIALS USED FOR THE FILLS. A FIRST STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE REGIONAL LABORATORY IN ANGERS OF THE HYDRAULIC FILL OF LOIRE SANDS WAS DESCRIBED IN A REPORT IN 1977. THIS REPORT CONTAINS A LARGE NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS ON: COMPACTION, DRYING, SEGREGATION, TRAFFICABILITY OF THE WHOLE WIDTH OF THE ROAD FOR THIS TYPE OF MATERIAL. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE SITE IN LIMAY WAS INSTRUMENTED WITH A NUMBER OF MEASURING APPARATUS (SETTLEMENT METERS, TENSIOMETERS), AND THE FIRST RESULTS ON THE BEHAVIOUR OF FINE CLAYEY SOIL (CLASS A2-A3 OF THE R.T.R.) WERE OBTAINED. IN 1979, IT IS ENVISAGED TO CONTINUE OBSERVATIONS ON THE FIRST STAGE OF THE HYDRAULIC FILL BUILT IN 1978 IN LIMAY. AFTER LAYING OF THE SECOND EMBANKMENT LAYER, OBSERVATIONS WILL BE MADE ON THE OVERALL HEIGHT CONSTRUCTED. |