The following figure shows a section of road. During road construction, the fill material has been used obove a natural soil and a thin soft clay layer. Then the fill material has been compacted untill road level. After raining, a failure took place in the road so the section would be unstable. This road is very crowded and should be repaired as soon as posible. What is your solution to improve it? Explain with detail that why you select this method. Failure line River Compacted fill Natural soil Road Soft clay layer

The following figure shows a section of road. During road construction, the fill material has been used obove a natural soil and a thin soft clay layer. Then the fill material has been compacted untill road level. After raining, a failure took place in the road so the section would be unstable. This road is very crowded and should be repaired as soon as posible. What is your solution to improve it? Explain with detail that why you select this method. Failure line River Compacted fill Natural soil Road Soft clay layer

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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