Author(s)

Yuyan Wang

Chongqing Transportation University, Chongqing, China.

The study mainly discusses the issues of the settlement of differences that occurs in the process of highway subgrade widening. Firstly, it briefly introduces the settlement of difference and its harms; then it analyzes the mechanism of settlement of differences in the process of difference widening, including four aspects: the new and old roadbeds themselves, design, construction and other links; finally, based on the above analysis of the mechanism, it discusses the corresponding control measures, mainly proposing these suggestions as followings: the use of lightweight materials, the foundation treatment, the cut slope excavation steps, and the strict control of the degree of compaction, etc. The paper is expected to provide some theoretical basis for the control measures of highway subgrade widening settlement of difference.

Road Widening, Settlement of Difference, Mechanism, Control Measure

Wang, Y. (2015) Analysis of Control Measures for Settlement of Differences on the Problems of Highway Subgrade Widening. Open Journal of Civil Engineering, 5, 149-153. doi: 10.4236/ojce.2015.52015.