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Minor earthworks: Backfilling of small trenches

Massive construction work is always spectacular. It is often accompanied by smaller-scale works whose role in the structure as a whole is equally important. in the field of eartworks, this is the case of the backfilling of small trenches, and backfills against and covering bridges and culverts.

Information sheet

  • Date: 1994
  • Domain(s): Road Earthworks / General
  • Type: Bilingual English-French, published 1994 vol. III, p. 12-21
  • PIARC Ref.: RR284-12
  • Number of pages: 10