Stabilizing Steep Embankment and Cut Slopes

This project demonstrates a technique for stabilizing steep cut and embankment slopes on weathering (highly erodible) soils. A specially designed anchoring system allows employing a stabilization material (geocells) normally suitable only for much flatter slopes. Remaining activity is to document performance of the technique.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: Track and Components

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Railroad Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Plotkin, Don

• Performing Organizations:

  Shannon & Wilson, Incorporated

  Seattle, WA  United States 
• Start Date: 20120510
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• Source Data: RiP Project 30804

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Embankments; Railroad tracks; Slopes; Soil stabilization
• Uncontrolled Terms: Steep slopes
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01465229
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RiP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 2:57PM