Induced trench method with rubber tire chips as the compressible fill

dc.contributor.advisorHildebrand, Eldo
dc.contributor.advisorE., Hildebrand
dc.contributor.authorLabrecque, Camilla
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-07T22:01:41Z
dc.date.available2023-06-07T22:01:41Z
dc.date.issued1997
dc.description.abstractInstallation of underground pipes in highway and street construction presents a recurring problem for engineers. The induced trench method of installation presents a cheap and time efficient way reducing the stresses these pipes have to carry. This project is a model study of the simple induced trench method of installation using rubber chips as the compressible material. Two small scale models were constructed and tested in the UNB centrifuge to simulate field conditions. A model pipe, mounted with ten strain gages, was placed in both a simple embankment condition and an induced trench condition. Rubber chips were used as the compressible fill in for the induced trench model. The main objective of this study was to verify the validity of using rubber chips as the compressible fill in an induced trench installation. Thrusts and bending moments were calculated for both tests and the results were compared for analysis. The test results proved inconclusive. The induced trench model did not experience any less severe loading than the simple embankment model.
dc.description.copyrightNot available for use outside of the University of New Brunswick
dc.description.noteLabrecque, Camilla (1997). Induced trench method with rubber tire chips as the compressible fill . (Engineering Senior Report no. TGE-82 1997). Fredericton : University of New Brunswick, Dept. of Geological Engineering TGE-82 1997 1882/16625
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/36033
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
dc.subject.disciplineGeological Engineering
dc.titleInduced trench method with rubber tire chips as the compressible fill
dc.typesenior report
thesis.degree.disciplineGeological Engineering
thesis.degree.fullnameBachelor of Science in Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelundergraduate
thesis.degree.nameB.Sc.E.

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