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Effects of geogrid reinforcement on the static liquefaction behavior of granular fill by triaxial test method
Mahendran N1, Hemalatha A2.
Replacing the existing weak soil by granular fill material (partial or full) is
one of the conventional stabilisation technique to improve the bearing
capacity and liquefaction behavior of the soil. However, in many cases
the depth of replaced granular fill becomes very thick, thus lead to the
excessive cost. In the solution to this problem an experimental investigation
was initiated to evaluate the effect of geogrid reinforcement on the static
liquefaction resistance of granular fill obtained from Karaikudi, Sivagangai
District, Tamilnadu, India. An experimental program through triaxial
compression was conduct and with various investigation on geogrid layers
confining pressures. It was observed that the extensile force of the geogrid
gradually contributes to the improvement of the reinforced specimens
shear strength and the extensile force increased with the increase in the
number of geogrid layers, as a result the failure mode changed from
shear band to bulging. The installed geogrid layers in the granular fill
improved the stress–strain response in terms of increase in peak deviatoric
stress and decrease in failure strains. In addition, the extensile force provides
better interlocking property to the granular fill be arranged between
the geogrid, leading to the decrease in the pore water pressure. Under a
confining pressure of 150 kPa the pore water pressure of the unreinforced
specimen was about 117 kPa, whereas the granular fill
reinforced with one, two and three layers of geogrid achieved the pore
water pressure of 97.5 kPa, 76.5 kPa and 49.5 kPa, respectively, which
are 20.12 %, 52.94 % and 136.36 %, lower than that of the un-reinforced
specimen. The findings conclude that the geogrids considerably influence
the shear behaviour of granular fill, and the geogrid reinforcement
improves the interlocking strength of the granular fill, thus improving its shear
strength.
Affiliation:
- PSNA College of Engineering and Technology, India
- PSNA College of Engineering and Technology, India
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