Filtration properties of forest road filter layers

dc.contributor.advisorA., Douglas
dc.contributor.authorKelly, Michael Andrew
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-07T18:12:59Z
dc.date.available2023-06-07T18:12:59Z
dc.date.issued1986
dc.description.abstractProcter and Gamble Cellulose Limited of Grande Prairie, Alberta have experienced pumping problems in building roads over Gumbo clay. For this reason, small-scale laboratory tests were carried out to determine if this pumping problem could be prevented. Tests were performed using two geotextiles and a sand filter layer. The types of geotextiles used were Mirafi P500 woven polypropylene and Mirafi P350 nonwoven polyester. The sand used was obtained from the banks of the Wapiti River located on the Procter and Gamble Cellulose Limited limits. The testing procedure was to place each of the filter materials, in turn, between the Gumbo clay and the base material in a C.B.R. mould and to apply a dynamic load that simulated truck traffic . Comparison of the grain size distribution curve of the base material before and after the test was used to determine whether the filtering agent was successful in preventing pumping. The conclusions drawn from this study will be stated in the addendum to this report. Key Words: dynamic load, geotextiles, Gumbo clay, pumping, Wapiti sand filter
dc.description.copyrightNot available for use outside of the University of New Brunswick
dc.description.noteKelly, Michael Andrew (1986). Filtration properties of forest road filter layers . (Engineering Senior Report no. TFEM-159 1986). Fredericton : University of New Brunswick, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Engineering TFEM-159 & TFEM-159 A 1986 1882/14011 NOTE: TFEM-159 and TFEM-159A (its addendum) have been scanned as one document.
dc.description.noteUniversity of New Brunswick. Faculty of Forestry.
dc.format.extentvii, 48 pages, 13 pages
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/31002
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
dc.subject.disciplineForest Engineering
dc.titleFiltration properties of forest road filter layers
dc.typesenior report
thesis.degree.disciplineForest Engineering
thesis.degree.fullnameBachelor of Science in Forest Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelundergraduate
thesis.degree.nameB.Sc.F.E.

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