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Figure 6.37
The use of scrap tyres as lightweight fill.
Figure 6.38
(a) Cross-section of wood fibre filled embankment; (b) settlement performance (
after
Kilian and Ferry, 1993).
(Kilian and Ferry, 1993). When using wood fibre, it is recommended that the height
of the wood fibre should not exceed 5 m and ventilation to the wood fibre should be
reduced to prevent spontaneous combustion. Figure 6.38 shows a wood fibre filled
embankment.
