Performance of kaolin-tire derived aggregate mixture as a backfill material for retaining wall

• Main Author: Arefnia, Ali
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/77600/1/AliArefniaPFKA2014.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/77600/; http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:98570
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Backfill material for retaining wall should be lightweight in order to reduce the lateral pressure behind the wall. In addition, high permeability backfill walls are designed to eliminate or minimize the development of pore water pressure. Tire Derived Aggregate (TDA) has low unit weight and high pe...