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Home / Series / Practical Engineering / Aired Order / Season 2023 / Episode 3

Why Some Roadways Are Made of Styrofoam

Over the years, engineers have come up with a lot of creative ways to mitigate the settlement of heavy stuff on soft soils, but one of those solutions seems so simple that it’s almost unbelievable: just make embankments less heavy.

English
  • Originally Aired February 7, 2023
  • Runtime 16 minutes
  • Production Code t65tbfU9sCI
  • Network YouTube
  • Created February 7, 2023 by
    shriek
  • Modified February 7, 2023 by
    shriek