User's Manual

Coal-mine Refuse in Highway Embankments

• Author(s): James J. Pierre, Candace M. Thompson,
• Publisher: Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Offices of Research & Development, Implementation Division
• Pages: 194
• Language: en

Description:... This manual provides the information needed to use coarse anthracite and bituminous wastes in highway embankment construction. It has 2 parts. Part 1 contains wide ranging data needed for an understanding of coal-mine refuse (CMR) properties, its origins, and regulations governing its disposal. Case histories of highway embankments with CMR are included. Part 2--the user's portion of the manual--sets forth the procedures to follow from planning through construction of highway embankments with CMR.