An experimental investigation of soil arching within basal reinforced and unreinforced piled embankments

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 164-174

  Yun min, Chen ^a   Wei ping, Cao ^a   Ren peng, Chen ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Model test; Piled embankments; Settlements; Soil arching; Stress concentration ratio

Indexed keywords

GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; PILES; SETTLEMENT OF STRUCTURES; SOIL MECHANICS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

MODEL TEST; PILED EMBANKMENTS; SOIL ARCHING;

EMBANKMENTS;

ARCHING; EMBANKMENT; GEOSYNTHETICS; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; MODEL TEST; PILE; SOFT SOIL; SUBSOIL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

DESIGN; GEOMEMBRANE; SOIL BURIAL TEST; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; SOIL RESISTANCE; STRESS; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 39749142671     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. Bolton M.D. The strength and dilatancy of sands. Geotechnique 36 1 (1986) 65-78
2. British Standard BS8006. Code of Practice for Strengthened/Reinforced Soils and Other Fills (1995), British Standard Institution, London
3. Chen Y.M., Jia N., and Chen R.P. Soil arch analysis of piled embankment. China Journal of Highway and Transport 17 4 (2004) 1-6 (in Chinese)
4. Collin J.G., Kinney T.C., and Fu X. Full scale highway load test of flexible pavement systems with geogrid base courses. Geosynthetics International 3 4 (1996) 549-573
5. Gabr M., and Han J. Geosynthetic reinforcement for soft foundations: US perspectives. International Perspectives on Soil Reinforcement Applications, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication 141 (2005) 73-92
6. Han J., and Gabr M.A. Numerical analysis of geosynthetic-reinforced and pile-supported earth platforms over soft soil. ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 128 1 (2002) 44-53
7. Hewlett W.J., and Randolph M.F. Analysis of piled embankments. Ground Engineering 21 3 (1988) 12-18
8. Hufenus R., Rueegger R., Banjac R., Mayor P., Springman S.M., and Bronnimann R. Full-scale field tests on geosynthetic reinforced unpaved roads on soft subgrade. Geotextiles and Geomembranes 24 (2006) 21-37
9. James, R.G., 1972. Some aspects of soil mechanics model testing. Stress-Strain Behaviour of Soils, Roscoe Memorial Symposium, Cambridge, UK, pp. 417-440.
10. Jones, C.J.F.P, Lawson, C.R., Ayres, D.J., 1990. Geotextile reinforced piled embankments. In: Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Geotextiles: Geomembranes and Related Products, Rotterdam, pp.155-160.
11. Low B.K., Tang S.K., and Choa V. Arching in piled embankments. ASCE Journal of Geotechnical Engineering 120 11 (1994) 1917-1938
12. Magnan J.P. Methods to reduce the settlement of embankments on soft clay: a review. Vertical and Horizontal Deformations of Foundations and Embankments, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication 40 (1994) 77-91
13. Murugesan S., and Rajagopal K. Geosynthetic-encased stone columns: numerical evaluation. Geotextiles and Geomembranes 24 (2006) 349-358
14. Naughton P.J., and Kempton G.T. Comparison of analytical and numerical analysis design methods for piled embankments. Contemporary Issues in Foundation Engineering, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication 131 (2005) 135-144
15. Pham, H.T.V., Suleiman, M.T., White, D.J., 2004. Numerical analysis of geosynthetic-rammed aggregate pier-supported embankment. Proceeding of Geotrans 2004 Conference, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication 126, 657-664.
16. Russell D., and Pierpoint N. An assessment of design methods for piled embankments. Ground Engineering 30 11 (1997) 39-44
17. Shen S.L., Chai J.C., Hong Z.S., and Cai F.X. Analysis of field performance of embankments on soft clay deposit with and without PVD-improvement. Geotextiles and Geomembranes 23 6 (2005) 463-485
18. Stewart M.E., and Filz G.M. Influence of clay compressibility on geosynthetic loads in bridging layers for column-supported embankments. Contemporary Issues in Foundation Engineering, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication 131 (2005) 96-109
19. Terzaghi K. Theoretical Soil Mechanics (1943), Wiley, New York