TY - JOUR AU - Kouki, A. AU - Rozos, D. PY - 2010/01/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - THE FINE-GRAINED PLIO-PLEISTOCENE DEPOSITS IN ACHAIA – GREECE AND THEIR DISTINCTION IN CHARACTERISTIC GEOTECHNICAL UNITS JF - Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece JA - geosociety VL - 43 IS - 3 SE - Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Engineering DO - 10.12681/bgsg.11293 UR - https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/geosociety/article/view/11293 SP - 1177-1183 AB - The fine grained Plio-Pleistocene sediments encountered along the Patras Ring Road project (PRR) were distinguished into two lithological units, the Upper Geotechnical and the Lower Geotechnical Unit, based on the detailed engineering geological – geotechnical mapping, at a scale of 1:5000, on fieldwork, as well as on data gained from the boreholes drilled during the design and construction of the project. These units are distinguishable, stratigraphically successive and present basic differences in lithological composition, consistency and permeability and therefore different mechanical behaviour during construction. ER -