Pile Loading Tests Combined Morganza Floodway Control Structure (open access)

Pile Loading Tests Combined Morganza Floodway Control Structure

Series of pile loading tests performed on the Morganza Floodway control structure to determine the most economic way to support the foundation in the compressible underlying soils. The report also provides information about the structure and previous tests.
Date: January 1950
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Forecasting Trafficability of Soils: Meteorological and Soil Data, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1948-1949 (open access)

Forecasting Trafficability of Soils: Meteorological and Soil Data, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1948-1949

From foreword: This report covers one phase of a comprehensive study to determine the relationship between the trafficability of soils and the mobility of military vehicles.
Date: October 1951
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of the Suitability of Prepakt Concrete for Mass and Reinforced Concrete Structures (open access)

Investigation of the Suitability of Prepakt Concrete for Mass and Reinforced Concrete Structures

The purpose of the investigation reported herein was to develop data on the suitability of Prepakt concrete for mass concrete dams and for reinforced concrete construction. Prepakt concrete is made by packing the forms with coarse aggregate and then pumping in a cement base intrusion mixture (grout) to fill the voids.
Date: October 1951
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Correlation of Soil Properties with Geologic Information: Report Number 2, Correlation of Liquid Limit and Mechanical Analysis (open access)

Correlation of Soil Properties with Geologic Information: Report Number 2, Correlation of Liquid Limit and Mechanical Analysis

Introduction: The general project of correlating soil properties with geologic information and with simple soil index characteristics, one phase of which is described in this report, consists in comparing soil properties with soil types and with their geologic history and environment in order to determine what correlations are possible.
Date: December 1951
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Forecasting Trafficability of Soils: Meteorological and Soil Data, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1949-1951 (open access)

Forecasting Trafficability of Soils: Meteorological and Soil Data, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1949-1951

Foreword: This report covers one part of a comprehensive study to determine the relationship between the trafficability of soils and the mobility of military vehicles.
Date: June 1952
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Unified Soil Classification System (open access)

The Unified Soil Classification System

The purpose of this manual is to describe and explain the use of the "Unified Soil Classification System" in order that identification of soil types will be on a common basis throughout the agencies using this system.
Date: March 1953
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Unified Soil Classification System, Appendix A: Characteristics of Soil Groups Pertaining to Embankments and Foundations (open access)

The Unified Soil Classification System, Appendix A: Characteristics of Soil Groups Pertaining to Embankments and Foundations

Report describing various kinds of soils and their characteristics, for use in constructing embankments and foundations: "The major properties of a soil proposed for use in an embankment or foundation that are of concern to the design or construction engineer are its strength, permeability, and consolidation and compaction characteristics. Other features may be investigated for a specific problem, but in general some or all of the properties mentioned above are of primary importance in an earth embankment or foundation project of any magnitude" (p. 1).
Date: March 1953
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recommended Practices for Establishment and Maintenance of Turf (open access)

Recommended Practices for Establishment and Maintenance of Turf

"The intent of this report is to provide technical and practical information which will be of value to those responsible for preparation, review or accomplishment of specifications for the establishment of vegetative ground cover. [...] The report is concerned primarily with establishment of turf grasses in the continental United States. A brief discussion of maintenance practices is included as such practices have a direct bearing on the successful establishment of the desired ground cover" (p. 1).
Date: April 1953
Creator: Cale, E. B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of Piezometer and Relief-Well Data: Report Number 1, Data from Sardis Dam, Mississippi (open access)

Analysis of Piezometer and Relief-Well Data: Report Number 1, Data from Sardis Dam, Mississippi

Summary: Data obtained from tests and observations of the extensive piezometer and relief-well systems at Sardis Dam, Mississippi, are analyzed in this report in furtherance of a Corps of Engineers program to study the performance of earth dams and foundations.
Date: February 1954
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Permeability and Triaxial Tests of Lean Mass Concrete (open access)

Permeability and Triaxial Tests of Lean Mass Concrete

Report on tests of permeability and triaxial of mass concrete as well as tests of permeability, pore pressure, and uplift in gravity dams.
Date: March 1954
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of Durability of Concrete Exposed to Natural Weathering, Report No. 5: Summary of Results 1936-1953 (open access)

Investigation of Durability of Concrete Exposed to Natural Weathering, Report No. 5: Summary of Results 1936-1953

The following report presents the results of various investigations on the study of the durability of concrete exposed to natural weathering. The report is divided into two parts: first, the natural weathering exposure stations and test procedures are analyzed, then follows the analysis of the programs of investigations.
Date: May 1954
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Surges in Southern Outfall Sewer and Flow Conditions in State Fairgrounds (Western Parkway) Pumping Plant, Louisville, Kentucky: Hydraulic Model Investigation (open access)

Surges in Southern Outfall Sewer and Flow Conditions in State Fairgrounds (Western Parkway) Pumping Plant, Louisville, Kentucky: Hydraulic Model Investigation

Report of findings from various tests: "Model investigations of the surges occurring in sewer lines and of the flow conditions in a typical pumping plant, used to dispose of drainage during high river stages, were conducted as a part of the local flood protection project for Louisville, Kentucky. Studies conducted on a 1:32 scale simplified model of the Southern Outfall Sewer provided general information on the relative amount of relief from surges to be expected from the pumping station and manholes in the sewer line upstream" (p. v).
Date: June 1954
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of the Suitability of Prepakt Concrete for Mass and Reinforced Concrete Structures: Appendices A and B (open access)

Investigation of the Suitability of Prepakt Concrete for Mass and Reinforced Concrete Structures: Appendices A and B

Introduction: Three matters discussed in the main report on the investigation of the suitability of Prepakt concrete for mass and reinforced concrete structures, issued in October 1951, required further study. These matters are (a) the properties of Alfesil, (b) the permeability of Prepakt concrete, and (c) the resistance of Prepakt concrete to natural weathering.
Date: August 1954
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Forecasting Trafficability of Soils, Report Number 3, The Development of Methods for Predicting Soil Moisture Content: Volume 2, Prediction Sites at Vicksburg Mississippi (open access)

Forecasting Trafficability of Soils, Report Number 3, The Development of Methods for Predicting Soil Moisture Content: Volume 2, Prediction Sites at Vicksburg Mississippi

Preface: The study was initiated in early 1951 to develop methods of predicting the moisture content of several soils in the vicinity of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Date: October 1954
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trafficability Survey of Selected Areas, Camp Stewart, Georgia (open access)

Trafficability Survey of Selected Areas, Camp Stewart, Georgia

From purpose of survey: The purpose of this survey is to provide data from which to determine the suitability of portions of Camp Stewart for use as a tank firing range.
Date: November 1954
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Review of Soils, Design and Field Observations, Enid Dam, Yocona River, Mississippi (open access)

Review of Soils, Design and Field Observations, Enid Dam, Yocona River, Mississippi

Summary: Enid Dam, a unit in the flood-control plan for the Yazoo River, is a rolled-fill structure about 85 ft high and 8400 ft long, and contains about 5-3/4 million cu yd of fill.
Date: October 1955
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Airfield Pavement Evaluation: Report Number 8, Ardmore Air Force Base, Ardmore, Oklahoma (open access)

Airfield Pavement Evaluation: Report Number 8, Ardmore Air Force Base, Ardmore, Oklahoma

Summary: results of flexural strength, CBR, and plate bearing tests, moisture and density determinations, mechanical analysis, and Atterburg limits tests conducted on the pavements, bases, and subgrades of the various landing facilities at this airfield are used in this report to evaluate the load-carrying capacity of the pavements with respect to various landing-gear assemblies and operational-life categories.
Date: January 1956
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Study of Channelized Traffic (open access)

Study of Channelized Traffic

Summary: The design of many contemporary aircraft, layout of base facilities, and operational characteristics of planes necessitate movements of these aircraft along prescribed paths. Undesirable effects on pavements have been observed at a number of places under this type of traffic from B-47 planes.
Date: February 1956
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Review of Soils Design, Construction, and Prototype Analysis: Blakely Mountain Dam, Arkansas (open access)

Review of Soils Design, Construction, and Prototype Analysis: Blakely Mountain Dam, Arkansas

This report provides a review of the design and performance of the embankment and foundation of Blakely Mountain Dam in Arkansas. "This study is one of a series of similar studies of the foundation and soil mechanics features of earth dams [...] In these studies field experience is analyzed and performance of the completed structures is compared with design predictions to provide information for use in the design and construction of future projects" (p. 1).
Date: October 1956
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of Relief Wells Along Missouri River Levees: 1951-1952 Floods (open access)

Performance of Relief Wells Along Missouri River Levees: 1951-1952 Floods

"The purpose of this report is to present the results of a study of the performance of the three relief well systems [along the Missouri River] during the July 1951 and April 1952 floods, and to compare their performance with design predictions. [...] The report includes observed uplift and well-flow data, descriptions of relief well operations during the floods, and an analysis of the effectiveness of the well systems together with discussion and comments on several experimental and test wells" (p. 2).
Date: December 1956
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trafficability of Soils: A Summary of Trafficability Studies Through 1955 (open access)

Trafficability of Soils: A Summary of Trafficability Studies Through 1955

Summary of trafficability studies conducted by the Waterways Experiment Station. It includes information about phase I tests related to "Soil Classification and Trafficability Data" as a sub-project of "Trafficability of Soils as Related to the Mobility of Military Vehicles" (published 1947-1955). It also includes initial results of phase II, "Soils Trafficability Predictions."
Date: December 1956
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Flood Protection Plans for Cumberland, Maryland & Ridgeley, West Virginia: Hydraulic Model Investigation (open access)

Flood Protection Plans for Cumberland, Maryland & Ridgeley, West Virginia: Hydraulic Model Investigation

Report of a hydraulic model investigation "to determine the most economical method of providing protection for Cumberland and Ridgeley against floods somewhat greater than the flood of March 1936 Specifically, the model was used to determine: the proper sections and grades of channels required to pass the design flood with maximum reductions in flood stages; the minimum heights of levees and walls; and the channel treatment required at bridges to insure the safe passage of floodwaters with minimum alterations to the structures" (p. 4).
Date: January 1957
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Review of Soils Design, Construction, and Performance Observations: Benbrook Dam, Texas (open access)

Review of Soils Design, Construction, and Performance Observations: Benbrook Dam, Texas

"This report contains a summary of construction of procedures and field observations made during and after construction of Benbrook Dam, a brief review of the original design data, and comparisons of design predictions with performance data" (p. 1). It is part of a series to compare field experience and performance of existing structures with design predictions.
Date: March 1957
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Condition Surveys of Pavements Subjected to Channelized Traffic: Report 1, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona (open access)

Condition Surveys of Pavements Subjected to Channelized Traffic: Report 1, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona

Preface: The purpose of this report is to present the results of a condition survey performed on taxiway 14, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, in accordance with addendum 6 to Instructions and Outline, "Condition Survey for Existing Pavements."
Date: April 1957
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library