Detroit's James Couzens Highway will be converted into fully depressed expressway in center of 204-ft wide existing right of way; roadway will be 106-ft wide with shoulder and flanking 30-ft wide service roads at grade will partly cantilever over new roadway; 4-mi of retaining walls were constructed by applying 20-in. diam tie back caissons spaced from 11 to 18 ft; excessive pull-out testing indicated use of such caissons.


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    Title :

    Belled caissons anchor walls as Michigan remodels expressway


    Additional title:

    Eng News-Rec


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    Publication date :

    1961


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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