Earth and Rock-Fill Dams
Earth and Rock-Fill Dams

Author: U. S. Army Corps of Engineers

Publisher:

Published: 2004-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781410217127

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This manual presents fundamental principles underlying the design and construction of earth and rock-fill dams. The general principles presented herein are also applicable to the design and construction of earth levees.

Control of Soils in Military Construction
Control of Soils in Military Construction

Author: United States. Department of the Army

Publisher:

Published: 2002-07-01

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9780894991998

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This manual supplies facts concerning the control of soils during military construction. It is designed as a guide to the military engineer for evaluating existing or potential soil conditions, for predicting soil behavior under varying conditions, and for assisting him to reach satisfactory solutions of the more simple problems dealing with foundations and earthwork construction encountered in military operations.This manual discusses briefly the formation and characteristics of soil and covers in detail the system used by the army to classify soils; classification systems used by other agencies also are presented. It discusses the movement of water through soils and frost action; the compressibility and shearing resistance of soils also receive attention. The bearing capacity of soils which serve as foundations is analyzed in some detail. The manual also deals with slopes, embankments, dikes, dams, and earth-retaining structures. The final chapter covers subsurface soil exploration. Emphasis is placed on construction throughout the manual.

Materials Testing
Materials Testing

Author: Department of the Army

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2014-08-24

Total Pages: 375

ISBN-13: 1312426799

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This manual provides the technical information necessary for military and other personnel to obtain samples and perform engineering tests and calculations on soils, bituminous paving mixtures, and concrete. These tests and calculations are required to achieve proper design with these materials and adequate control over their use in military and other construction. This manual covers soils, aggregates, bituminous cements, bituminous paving mixtures, Portland cement concrete, and stabilized soil including stabilizing agents such as bitumens, cements, lime, fly ash, and chemical modifiers. The manual gives detailed instructions for taking adequate representative test samples and step-by-step procedures for making physical properties tests and for recording, calculating, and evaluating the test results. The manual describes the tools and equipment for performing these tests and contains general instructions for the care, calibration, and use of test equipment.

Supporting the Troops
Supporting the Troops

Author: DIANE Publishing Company

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published:

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9780788140150

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Provides an overview of the Corps' critical missions during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Contents: setting the scene; shaping the Engineer force; the Corps of Engineers responds (ordnance program division, individual mobilization augmentees, funding corps activities); Saudi Arabian and Japanese support; engineer construction; construction contracts; supply contracts; leasing real estate; laboratory support (powering the theater); and conclusion. Notes, acronyms, bibliography, and index. Extensive illustrations.

Gravel Roads
Gravel Roads

Author: Ken Skorseth

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13:

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The purpose of this manual is to provide clear and helpful information for maintaining gravel roads. Very little technical help is available to small agencies that are responsible for managing these roads. Gravel road maintenance has traditionally been "more of an art than a science" and very few formal standards exist. This manual contains guidelines to help answer the questions that arise concerning gravel road maintenance such as: What is enough surface crown? What is too much? What causes corrugation? The information is as nontechnical as possible without sacrificing clear guidelines and instructions on how to do the job right.