Restricted Research - Award List, Note/Discussion Page
Fiscal Year: 2023
760 Tarleton State University (142648)
Principal Investigator: Wang, Fei
Total Amount of Contract, Award, or Gift (Annual before 2011): $ 50,000
Exceeds $250,000 (Is it flagged?): No
Start and End Dates: 9/1/22 - 8/31/24
Restricted Research: YES
Academic Discipline: Eng - Civil
Department, Center, School, or Institute: Mechanical, Environmental, & Civil Eng
Title of Contract, Award, or Gift: Develop Settlement Criteria and Design Approach for Embankments and Retaining Walls Built on Compressible Soils
Name of Granting or Contracting Agency/Entity:
Texas Department of Transportation
CFDA Link: DOT
20.205
Program Title:
TXDOT-Develop Settlement Criteria and Design Approach for Embankments and Retaining Walls Built on Compressible Soils
CFDA Linked: Highway Planning and Construction
Note:
We deem this project restricted research (SAMs 1.1.1). The project shall lead to soil improvement methods to achieve the best balance for best practices in the field. Various soil improvement methods have been used to improve stability and mitigate settlement, particularly post construction settlement for embankments and retaining walls over soft soils. Soil improvement methods vary from each other in terms of their construction costs and times.
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