Design Considerations for Embankment Protection During Road Overtopping Events
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Design Considerations for Embankment Protection During Road Overtopping Events
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2017-06
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Minnesota Department of Transportation
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This report describes the research conducted by the University of Minnesota and project partners on roadway embankment overtopping by flood water. Roadway overtopping is a major safety concern for Minnesota transportation managers because of the potential for rapid soil erosion and mass wasting resulting in partial or complete failure of the roadway embankment. This multi-year research study focused on various aspects of the roadway embankment overtopping. A robust literature survey was performed to identify research, reports and other published knowledge that would inform the project. A field- based research campaign was developed with the goal of collecting data on the hydraulics associated with full-scale overtopping events. Finally, a series of laboratory experiments were conducted at the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota to study the hydraulic and erosional processes associated with embankment overtopping and in particular study of three slope protection techniques under overtopping flow. The largest component of the research project was the laboratory hydraulic testing, which focused on bare soil (base case) and three slope protection technologies. A full- scale laboratory facility was constructed to carry out the testing. Three erosion protection techniques were examined including 1) armored sod, 2) turf reinforcement mat, and 3) flexible concrete geogrid mat. Overtopping depths of up to 1-ft were used to determine the failure point of the protection technique and soil on both the 4h:1V and 6V:1H slopes. The full project report details the testing of each protection technique as well as observations and findings made during the testing.
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Marr, Jeffrey D.G.; Hernick, Matthew; Gabrielson, Robert; Mielke, Sara. (2017). Design Considerations for Embankment Protection During Road Overtopping Events. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/189960.
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