Soil-Cement Guide for Water Resources Applications
Soil-Cement Guide for Water Resources Applications Dennis L. Richards and Hans R. Hadley, WEST Consultants, Inc. WHITE BELOW Soil-Cement Guide for Water Resources Applications By Dennis L. Richards and Hans R. Hadley, WEST Consultants, Inc. Portland Cement Association 5420 Old Orchard Road Skokie, Illinois 60077-1083 847.966.6200 Fax 847.966.9781 www.cement.org An organization of cement companies to improve and extend the uses of portland cement and concrete through market development, engineering, research, education, and public affairs work. Abstract: For more than 50 years, soil-cement has proven to be effective and economical construction material for use in water resources applications including streambank protection, slope protection, channel and pond linings, and grade control structures. Materials for soil-cement, mix proportioning, design, construction, and quality control topics are discussed. Keywords: Soil-cement, streambank protection, erosion control, grade control structures, levee protection, slope protection, channel lining, upstream slope protection. Reference: Richards, Dennis L., Hadley, Hans R., Soil-Cement Guide for Water Resources Applications, EB203.01, Portland Cement Association, Skokie, Illinois, 84 pages. About the Authors: Dennis L. Richards, Senior Project Manager, WEST Consultants, Inc., 960 West Elliot Road, Suite 201, Tempe, Arizona 85284-1137. Hans R. Hadley, Hydraulic Engineer, WEST Consultants, Inc., 2601 25th Street Southeast, Suite 450, Salem, Oregon 97302. Cover photo credits: Portland Cement Association (“PCA”) is a not-for-profit Top: Soil-cement upstream slope organization and provides this publication solely for the protection at Jackson Lake, Colorado. continuing education of qualified professionals. THIS Middle: Soil-cement bank protection PUBLICATION SHOULD ONLY BE USED BY QUALIFIED at Rillito River, Tucson, Arizona.
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