EPS Geofoam Consortium

Focused on Research, Development, Design, and Construction

University of Utah	University of Memphis	Norwegian Public Roads Administration
Steven Bartlett, Ph.D., P.E.	David Arellano, Ph.D., P.E.	Jan Vaslestad, Ph.D.
Dept. of Civil and Enviromental Engineering	Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering	Roads and Geotechnics Section
bartlett@civil.utah.edu	darellan@memphis.edu	jan.vaslestad@vegvesen.no

Papers, Reports and Presentations (By  Application)

• General

• Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Geofoam Applications and Technical Data (EPS Industry Alliance, Stark, Bartlett, Arellano) (2012)

• Light-weight Embankment

• Application of Lightweight Fills in Civil and Transportation Engineering (Presentation - 2022)
• Applications of EPS for Transportation Infrastructure - Overview of functions, applications, design consideration and guidelines (Presentation - TRB, 2017)
• EPS-Coastal Applications (Presentation to Neom Project, Neom Saudi Arabia - 2023)
• Evaluation of Rapid Construction and Settlement of Embankment Systems on Soft Foundation Soils (UDOT Technical Report) (2007)
• Design and Evaluation of Expanded Polystyrene Geofoam Embankments for the I-15 Reconstruction Project, Salt Lake City, Utah (UDOT Technical Report) (2012)
• Lightweight Solution (English and Mandrin) (2010)
• Construction and Long‐Term Performance of Transportation Infrastructure Constructed Using EPS Geofoam on Soft Soil Sites in Salt Lake Valley, Utah (Paper, EPS 2011, Norway)
• Construction and Long‐Term Performance of Transportation Infrastructure Constructed Using EPS Geofoam on Soft Soil Sites in Salt Lake Valley, Utah (UDOT Presentation)
  
• Construction and Long-Term Performance of Innovative Geotechnologies (UDOT Presentation)
  
• The First Geoblock Road Embankment - 1972 (Paper, EPS 2011, Norway)
• 40 Years of Experience with the Use of EPS Geofoam Blocks in Road Construction (Paper, EPS 2011, Norway)
• Construction and Long-Term Performance of Interstate Constructed on EPS Geofoam - (Presentation - 2021 Philippines)
• I-15 Reconstruction - Overview - ASCE (Presentation, ASCE Conference, Seattle, 2004)
• Design of Geofoam Embankment for the I-15 Reconstruction (UDOT Presentation)
• Use of Geofoam as Super-Lightweight Fill for I-15 Reconstruction (TRB-2001, Washington D.C.)
• Long-Term Instrumentation Program to Monitor Various Geo-Technologies Used on the I-15 Reconstruction Project, Salt Lake City, Utah (paper, TRB-2005, Washington D.C.)
• Instrumentation and Long-Term Monitoring of Geofoam Embankments, I-15 Reconstruction Project, Salt Lake City, Utah (paper, EPS 2001, Salt Lake City)
• Performance of Geofoam Embankment at 100 South, I-15 Reconstruction Project, Salt Lake City, Utah (paper, EPS 2001, Salt Lake City)
• Case Histories with EPS Geofoam Fills from Eastern Norway (Presentation, EPS 2011, Norway)
• Use of EPS in the BJorvika Project in Oslo, Norway (Paper, EPS 2011, Norway)
• Recent Impressions from EPS Projects in Japan (Presentation, EPS 2011, Norway)

• Bridge and Rail Support

• Evaluation and Performance of Lightweight Materials Supporting of Rail Systems - (Presentation, ASCE 2022, Kansas City, Mo)
• UTA Trax Project (Civil Engineering News) (2010)
• Bridge Foundations Supported by EPS Geofoam Embankments on Soft Soils (Paper, IGC 2014 Berlin)
• EPS Bridge Support (Presentation, Lightweight Fill Conference, 2021)
• Evaluation and Numerical Modeling of Deflections and Vertical Displacement of Rail Systems Supported by EPS Geofoam Embankments (Thesis, U. of Utah, 2014)
• Expanded Polystyrene Geofoam Embankment for Support of Railways and Bridges (Dissertation, U. of Utah, 2015)
• North Tucker Bulevard - St. Louis Missouri - (ASCE Civil Engineering, 2013)

• Pipelines and Culverts

• Development of an Expanded Polystyrene Geofoam Cover System for Pipelines at Fault Crossings (Dissertation, University of Utah) (2011)
• Protection of Pipelines and Buried Structures Using EPS Geofoam (paper ASCE GeoShanghai 2014)
• Protection of Lifelines and Buried Structures Using EPS Geofoam (Presentation, GeoShanghai, 2014)
• Protection of Steel Pipelines from Permanent Ground Deformation Using EPS Geofoam (Icreasing the Seismic Resilience of Natural Gas Systems, ASCE TCLEE) (2011)
• EPS Geofoam Protects Pipelines from Earthquakes (Article, North American Oil and Gas Pipelines) (2012)
• Load Reduction and Arching on Buried Rigid Culverts Using EPS Geofoam. Design Method and Instrumented Field Tests (paper, EPS 2011, Norway)
• Protecting Pipelines from the Catastrophic Effects of Earthquakes (Article, CE News, 2013)
• Protecting Your Pipes (Article, Municipal Sewer and Water, 2014)
• Protection Pipelines from Permanent Ground Deformation Using EPS Geofoam (Presentation, Basin and Range Summit, 2015)

• Slope Stabilization

• Guidelines for Geofoam Applications in Slope Stability Projects - Bulletin, NCHRP Research Results 380 (2013)
• Guidelines for Geofoam Applications in Slope Stability Projects - Final Report, NCHRP Project No. 24-11(02) (NCHRP - TRB) (2011)
• Overview of NCHRP Design Guidelines for EPS-Block Geofoam in Slope Stabilizatioin and Repair (Paper, EPS 2011, Norway)
• Guidelines for Geofoam Applications in Slope Stability Projects (TRB Webnar Presentation, 2017)
• CO US 36 Wall Foundation Failure and Use of Geofoam to Reopen the Roadway in 6 weeks (presentation, SW Geotechnical Engineering Conf., 2021)
  

• Landscaping, Roofing, Architecture and Environment
  

• Geofoam Applications for Green Infrastructure
  
• EPS-Green Applications (Presentation to Neom Project, 2023, Neom Saudi Arabia)
  
• Landscaping and Architectural (Presentation, 2015)
• Environmental Risk Assessments of Flame-Retardant Found in EPS Bridge Embankments (Paper, EPS 2011, Norway)
• Fabricated Geomembranes for EPS Geofoam Applications (Presentation)
  

• Numerical, Analytical and Seismic Evaluations

• Dynamic Characteristics and Seismic Stability of Expanded Polystyrene Geofoam Embankments (Dissertation, University of Utah - 2014)
  
• Use of EPS Geofoam in Seismic and Slope Applications (Presentation)
  
• EPS Geofoam Seismic Applications (Presentation)
  
• Design Considerations and Applications of Lightweight Materials for Earthquake-Resistant Infrastructure (Presentation, Lightweight Fill Conference, 2021)
  
• FEM Simulation of Full Scale and Laboratory Model Tests of EPS (Paper, EPS 2011, Norway)
• Numerical Modeling of Geofoam Embankments (Thesis, University of Utah, 2006)
• Behavior of EPS Geofoam in Stress Controlled Cyclic Uniaxial Tests (Paper, Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 2010)
• Seismic Performance of Double EPS Geofoam Buffer Systems (Paper, ASCE GeoFrontier, 2010 )
• Evaluating the Seismic Stability and Performance of Freestanding Geofoam Embankment (Paper, 6^th National Seismic Conference on Bridges and Highways)
• Issues Associated with Design of Allowable Stress for Free‐Standing EPS Embankment (UDOT Presentation)
  

• Labortory Testing

• Dynamic Viscoelastic Properties of EPS Geofoam from Cyclic Uniaxial Tests with Initial Deviator Stress (paper, EPS 2011, Norway)
• The Bond Strength and Impact Resistance of Gigacrete Facing on Expanded Polystrene (EPS) for Highway Embankments (Technical Report U of Utah)

• Design Guidance and Specifications

• EPS White Book - EUMEPS Background Information on Standarisation of EPS (EUMPES, 2014)
• EPS White Book - EUMEPS Background Information on Standarisation of EPS (EUMPES, 2011)
• EU Product Standard for EPS and Performance Requirements (EPS 2011)
• European Standard 14933 (EN 2007)
• NCHRP 529 - Guideline and Recommended Standard for Geofoam Applications in Highway Embankments (TRB)
• NCHRP 65 - Geofoam Applications in the Design and Construction of Highway Embankments (TRB)
• Lightweight Filling Material for Road Construction - Publication No. 100 (NPRA 2002)
• Overview of the NCHRP Project Provisional Specification (EPS 2001)
• Use of Expanded Polystyrene in Road Embankents - Design Construction and Quality Control (NPRA 1992)

• Miscellaneous

• EPS Geofoam Blocks, Material Properties and Production Processes (paper, EPS 2011, Norway)
• EPS Technology Implementation (Presentation, Ankara Turkey, 2014)
• Geofoam as a Subbase Material (Presentation, Philippines, 2010)
  

• Construction Slide Shows

• I-15 Reconsruction, Salt Lake City, Ut
• 3300 South Pipeline Protection, Salt Lake City, Ut
• Geofoam Instrumentation
• Geofoam Pipe Uplfit Tests
• Geofoam Pipe Trench Box Tests
• UTA Front Runner, Draper, Ut
• UTA Trax, Salt Lake City, Ut
• SR 519 Seattle Washington
• Santa Rosa Roadway, Luzon Philippines
• 2nd Mesa Arizona
• Ruidoso New Mexico

• Links

• Soft Ground Associates