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The stability of haul roads at oil drilling pads, ports, and marine reclamation areas is paramount for the better performance and economy of the project. These roads are generally made on extremely soft soils with low CBR values like 2–3%. An increase in the truckload, unavailability of better construction material, and environmental conditions pose major challenges like wheel rutting, differential settlements, and deterioration. In this study, the performance of haul roads on soft soils reinforced with 3D cellular confinements (Geocells) has been studied. The analysis is done based on a simple linear elastic approach given in the Indian Roads Congress (IRC) code. 3D cellular confinement reinforced with available soft soil was used for soil strength improvement in unpaved haul roads.
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Chaduvula, U., Bhagat, P. (2023). Design of Haul Road on Soft Soil Using 3D Cellular Confinement. In: Walbridge, S., et al. Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2021 . CSCE 2021. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 248. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1004-3_55
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