<p><p><h2>Preferred Design Procedure</h2>The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) have two documents for this technology that contain design guidance information. They are:</p><p><table class='tablepress' id='tablepress-304'><thead><th><center>Publication Title</th><th><center>Publication
Year
</th><th><center>Publication Number</th><th><center>Available for Download</th></thead><tbody><tr><td >Ground Modification Methods
- Volume I
(Schaefer et al. 2016)
</td><td ><center>2016</td><td ><center>FHWA NHI-16-027</td><td ><center>Yes<sup>1</td></tr><tr><td >Geofoam Applications in the Design and Construction of Highway Embankments
(Stark et al. 2004b)
</td><td ><center>2004</td><td ><center>NCHRP Web Document 65 </td><td ><center>Yes<sup>2</td></tr></tbody></table><br><p class="disclaimer"><sup>1</sup> <a href="https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/geotech/pubs/nhi16027.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/geotech/pubs/nhi16027.pdf </a></p><p class="disclaimer"><sup>2</sup> <a href="http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/nchrp/nchrp_w65.pdf">http://online…;
<p><p><h2>References</h2>Christopher, B. R., Schwartz, C., and Boudreau, R. (2006). <em>Geotechnical Aspects of Pavements.</em> FHWA NHI-05-037.</p><p>NYSDOT. (2008). “Guidelines for Project Selection, Design, and Construction of Tire Shreds in Embankments.” New York State Department of Transportation. Geotechnical Engineering Manual, GEM-20 Revision #2.</p><p>Stark, T.D., Arellano, D., Horvath, J.S., and Leshchinsky, D. (2004a). “Guideline and recommended standard for geofoam applications in highway embankments”. NCHRP Report 529 (Project 24-11), National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C.</p><p>Schaefer, V.R., Berg, R.R., Collin, J.G., Christopher, B.R., DiMaggio, J.A., Filz, G.M., Bruce, D.A., and Ayala, D. (2016). “Ground Modification Methods,” Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC, FHWA NHI-16-027 (Vol. I), 386p. <a href="https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/geotech/pubs/nhi16027.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/engineering/geotech/pubs/nhi16027.pdf</a></p><…, T.D., Arellano, D., Horvath, J.S., and Leshchinsky, D. (2004b). “Geofoam applications in the design and construction of highway embankments”. NCHRP Web Document 65 (Project 24-11).</p><p>Zornberg, J.G., Christopher, B.R., and Oosterbaan, M.D. (2005). “Tire Bales in Highway Applications: Feasibility and Properties Evaluation.” Colorado Department of Transportation Research Branch, CDOT-DTD-R-2005-2.</p></p>