Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Geofoam Technical Resources

• Geofoam Publications - Dr. Horvath
  • http://jshce.com/research_pub.html
• Geofoam Research Center - Syracuse University
  • http://geofoam.syr.edu/
• Federal Highway Administration Research & Technology Program (Geofoam)
  • http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/crt/lifecycle/geofoam.cfm
• EPS Molders Association Geofoam Tech Bulletin 11-06
  • http://www.epsmolders.org/PDF_FILES/Geofoam%20Tech%20Bulletin%2011-06.pdf
• Transportation Research Board National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)
  Web Document 65: Geofoam Applications in the Design and Construction of Highway Embankments
  • http://pubsindex.trb.org/document/view/default.asp?lbid=705107
• Federal Highway Administration - EPS Geofoam: Demonstrating a Lightweight Soil Alternative
  • http://www.tfhrc.gov/FOCUS/sep06/01.htm
• Analysis and Design of EPS-Geofoam Embankments for Seismic Loading
  • http://cedb.asce.org/cgi/WWWdisplay.cgi?0409798
• Laboratory study of expanded polystyrene (EPS) geofoam used with expansive soils
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL
• Lateral Pressure Reduction on Earth-Retaining Structures Using
  Geofoams: Correcting Some Misunderstandings (pdf)
  • lateralpressure.pdf