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Evaluating Rock Fall Hazards for the US 460 Connector Project,
Southwestern Virginia
Jeffrey R Keaton Los Angeles, CA
Brian D Owens Abingdon, VA
Philip W Kim Asheville, NCMACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc.
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Objectives of Presentation
– Describe the project• US 460 Connector – Phase I Project
– Discuss local rock slope performance• Nearby cut slopes in the same formations
– Give some examples• Stratigraphy and rock source zones• Bench configurations and accumulation• Roadway cut slopes • Construction slopes for bridge piers
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US 460 Connector – Phase I
• Twin high-level structures (~1,600 feet long)• Mainline four-lane divided highway
(~4,800 feet long)• Two-lane connector
road to Route 80• Project Partners
– VDOT– Bizzack/ENTRAN – MACTEC
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US 460 Connector
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Bridges-Design-Build-Cut slopes up to 150 ft high-2.7 million yards of fill-Grassy Creek Bridge – 250 ft tall
(tallest in the Commonwealth)
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US 460 Connector
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Nearby Slope Performance
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Rte 460 Buchanan County VA / Grundy
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Nearby Slope Performance
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Rte 460 Phase I Cuts
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Nearby Slope Performance
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Rte 460 Vansant Cuts1994 1997
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US 460 Connector Examples
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3GSM ShapeMetrix3D Model
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US 460 Connector Examples
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3GSM ShapeMetrix3D ModelsRockPack III Dip Vector Plots
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US 460 Examples
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US 460 Examples
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US 460 Examples
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Stratigraphy and Rock Quality
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Stratigraphy and Rock Quality
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Rock Structure Conclusions
• Nearby rock cuts perform well • Sandstone includes cross bedding and cut-
and-fill structures• Joints are short or discontinuous• Rock mass properties control slope stability• Sandstone formations produce a few rocks• Falling rock dimensions ~ 1 ft x 1/3 ft
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CRSP Model
• Design cut slope with benches• Coefficients
– Roughness– Tangential – Normal
• Analysis points– Intermediate– Crest of bench above pavement– Edge of pavement
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CRSP Model
• Coefficients– Roughness– Tangential– Normal
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Surface roughness =Slope variation overdistance = to radius of rock
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CRSP Model
• Coefficients
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CellRock Type
Surface Roughness
Tangential Coefficient
Normal Coefficient
1 Siltstone 0.5 0.65 0.22 Bench 0.5 0.9 0.253 Sandstone 0.5 0.9 0.254 Bench 0.5 0.8 0.25 Siltstone 0.5 0.8 0.26 Shale 0.25 0.7 0.27 Sandstone 0.5 0.85 0.258 Bench 0.5 0.85 0.259 Siltstone 0.5 0.85 0.25
10 Shale 0.25 0.7 0.211 Siltstone 0.5 0.85 0.2512 Shale 0.25 0.7 0.213 Sandstone 0.5 0.9 0.214 Bench 0.5 0.85 0.2515 Siltstone 0.5 0.85 0.2516 Siltstone 0.5 0.8 0.217 Pavement 0.25 1 118 Pavement 0.25 1 1
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CRSP Results
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RockSourceZone
17.28 ft/s0.2 ft bounceStopped in lane
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CRSP Results
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RockSourceZone
5.42 ft/s0.3 ft bounceStopped in lane
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CRSP Results
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RockSourceZone
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CRSP Results
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Temporary Cut Slopes
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Bolts, Straps, Wire Mesh OK
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Conclusions
• Nearby cut slopes perform well• Sandstone formations produce small rocks• Benches are effective (no maintenance)• Other mitigation not permitted (wire mesh)• Good blasting practices and thorough
construction scaling are required• Temporary cut slopes can use bolts,
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Evaluating Rock Fall Hazards forthe US 460 Connector Project,
Southwestern Virginia
Jeffrey R Keaton Los Angeles, CA
Brian D Owens Abingdon, VA
Philip W Kim Los Angeles, CAMACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc.