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Figure 8. Typical section of proposed pavement
Figure 12. Placement of interlocking paving blocks.
Table 1. Comparison of the working platforms
Pasir Gudang,
Johor
Vung Tau,
Vietnam
Gebeng,
Kuantan
Subsoils
10 m soft clay
10 m soft clay
4.5 m soft clay
Working
Platform
Fabrication
Yard
Fabrication
Yard
Container
Yard
Handling
Equipment
Crawler Crane
(250T)
Crawler Crane
(track pressure
50t/m
2
)
Reach Stacker
(105T axle
load)
Pavement
Details
1m thick
quarry waste
1 m high
geocell;
2 m thick MSL
with TriAx
1 m high
geocell;
500-750 mm
thick MSL
with TriAx
Geogrids
2 layers SS2
5 layers TriAx
3 layers TriAx
Granular
Materials
Quarry Waste
75mm down
aggregates
75mm down
aggregates
CBR
2%
1%
1%-2%
Settlement
< 40 mm
< 100 mm
Recipe design
Figure 9. Laying of TriAx geogrids
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