In order to improve the bearing capacity of soft ground for the purpose of getting trafficability of construction vehicles, the reinforcement of geosynthetics for sand-mat layers on soft ground has often been used. As the strength of the geosyntheti...
The geosynthetic reinforced soil (GRS) bridge abutment with a staged-construction full height rigid (FHR) facing and an integral bridge (IB) system was developed in Japan in the 2000s. This technology offers several advantages, especially concerning...
The purpose of this study is to assess effects of two different simulation methods (i.e., interfaces with a single spring-slider system and interfaces with double spring-slider systems) for interactions between reinforcement and the surrounding mediu...
Geosynthetics is a crucial mechanism in which the earth structures can be mechanically stabilized through strength enforcing tensile reinforcement. Moreover, geosynthetic reinforcement stabilizes steep slopes through incorporating the polymeric mater...
Sustainable solutions involving geosynthetic-reinforced soil walls have been achieved in projects that use locally available backfill materials and a reduced volume of geosynthetic reinforcements. Different arrangements of reinforcements can be adopt...
In order to improve the mechanical properties of asphalt pavement, geosynthetics can be employed in asphalt mixture. This research designed 12 reinforced schemes based on the types of geosynthetics, bonding layers and reinforced position. For the rel...
Two-dimensional model tests combined with PIV technology were conducted to study the failure behavior of strip footing on geosynthetic-reinforced granular soil foundations on a mesoscale. The results showed that geosynthetic reinforcements improve th...
Soft soils with unfavorable properties can be improved using various ground-improvement methods. Among these methods, geosynthetic-reinforced pile-supported (GRPS) embankments are considered a reliable option for challenging ground conditions and tim...
Significant savings in carbon emissions, cost, and time could be achieved via the reduction in maintenance frequency, capital costs of track construction, and land used. Geosynthetic-reinforced soils offer such sustainable solutions. The experimental...
Asphalt is a kind of temperature-sensitive material. With the decrease of temperature, the deformation capacity of an asphalt mixture will be significantly reduced. When the temperature is greatly reduced, the asphalt layer will produce large shrinka...
Owing to the complexity of current reinforcement mechanisms, test results from existing models alone cannot provide a basis for the design of new tailings dam reinforcement projects. On-site reinforced tailings accumulation dam testing is thus requir...
Because of the smaller confinement of the neighbouring soil in very weak soils, the carrying capacity of stone columns may not substantially increase. Geosynthetics can be used to reinforce columns by employing vertical encasement or horizontal layer...
Geosynthetic-reinforced soil structures are often used to support shallow foundations of various infrastructure systems including bridges, railways, and highways. When such infrastructures are located in seismic areas, their performance is linked to...
This paper presents an improved earth pressure method that considers the capacity of a wall toe to carry an earth load to predict the connection loads of GRS segmental walls constructed with cohesionless backfills on competent foundations. In this me...
This research focuses on advancing the geosynthetic-reinforced pile-supported embankment technology over loose sandy soil. A small-scale laboratory model supported by floating piles and a geotextile layer was constructed, and a numerical model was va...
Geosynthetic reinforced and pile-supported (GRPS) provide an economic and effective solution for embankments. To investigate the load-bearing mechanism of the GRPS embankment in loess, experimental and numerical studies under static and dynamic loadi...
For economical and sustainable benefits, conventional retaining walls are being replaced by geosynthetic reinforced soil (GRS). However, for safety and quality assurance purposes, prior tests of pullout capacities of these materials need to be perfor...
Geosynthetic-reinforced soil (GRS) technology has been used worldwide since the 1970s. An extension to its development is the application as a bridge abutment, which was initially developed by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in the United S...
This study conducted plane-strain scaled model tests to investigate the deformation characteristics of geosynthetic reinforced soil (GRS) abutments subjected to vertical loads. Setback distance, i.e., the distance between the back of the abutment fac...
A reinforced earth wall is a structure in which reinforcement materials are placed in an embankment to build a vertical or nearly vertical wall surface. Such walls have been widely used in roads and in developed land since around 1960. Reinforcement...
Constructing embankments over soft soils is a challenge for geotechnical engineers due to large settlements. Among diverse ground-improvement methods, combining piles and geosynthetics (e.g., geosynthetic-reinforced piles, deep cement mixing columns,...
Soft clay soil is known for its high compressibility and low bearing capacity, making it one of the most challenging soil types. Sand columns and sand layers reinforced with geosynthetics are effective techniques to enhance the performance of foundat...
In this study, pullout tests were conducted on geosynthetic strips which can be applied to a block-type front wall. Based on the test results, the effective length is predicted, and the pullout design results are presented. In other words, the pullou...
Construction of low-volume flexible pavements on low-strength subgrade poses design, construction, and maintenance challenges. While researchers have generally acknowledged the potential for geosynthetics as reinforcement material, they mainly focuse...
Fill compaction in the construction of Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil (GRS) mass is typically performed by operating a vibratory or roller compactor, which in turns imposed a compaction load in direction perpendicular to the wall face. The compaction p...
This study presents a multi-effect coupling model to optimize the design of a geosynthetic-reinforced pile-supported embankment (GRPSE) considering the coupling effects of soil arching, membranes, and pile–soil interaction on a coastal highway....
This article presents the fundamentals of an analytical method for determining the stress–strain state of a railway subgrade reinforced with geosynthetic material. The reinforcement described is a combined system where the geosynthetic material...
To evaluate the shear properties of geotextile-reinforced tailings, triaxial compression tests were performed on geogrids and geotextiles with zero, one, two, and four reinforced layers. The stress–strain characteristics and reinforcement effec...
Geosynthetics are increasingly used in forest road construction for their potential to improve structural performance and reduce material consumption. However, little is known about their influence on dynamic modulus measurements derived from Light W...
The sustainable development of geotechnical infrastructure necessitates using durable, efficient, and environmentally resilient reinforcement materials. This study investigates the pullout performance of geostraps to assess their potential as a susta...
Geosynthetics are commonly used in pavement reinforcement works. There are many references that show and quantify the benefits of their use, but not many of them discuss about their implementation on site. The aim of this paper is to identify the dev...
There is an increasing awareness on the major benefits of using soil-geosynthetic composite (SGC) to achieve and maintain the stability of earth-filled embankment. Unlike the mechanically stabilized earth wall, the mechanism of the composite mass is...
Recycled construction and demolition (C&D) wastes have been pointed out as a feasible alternative to traditional backfill materials of geosynthetic-reinforced structures, but the current knowledge about the interface behaviour between these uncon...
Geosynthetic-reinforced soil structures have been used extensively in recent decades due to their significant advantages over more conventional earth retaining structures, including the cost-effectiveness, reduced construction time, and possibility o...
The stability of slopes is a critical challenge in various civil engineering projects, such as embankments, cut-slopes, landfills, dams, transportation infrastructure, and riverbank restoration. Stabilizing slopes using bioengineering methods is a su...
Permanent deformation (rutting) is an important disturbing failure on flexible road pavements. This phenomenon appears on the flexible pavement as longitudinal depressions, and it is a consequence of the degradation of materials under high traffic lo...
Geosynthetic materials (i.e., geogrids, geotextiles and other geocomposites) act as an interlayer system and are widely used in construction applications. In pavement structures, geosynthetic layers provide potential benefits such as reinforcement, r...
Secondary reinforcement has been proven to be effective in increasing the performance of geosynthetic-reinforced soil (GRS) walls under working stress conditions, enabling an eco-friendlier environment. However, the seismic responses of GRS walls wit...
When designing embankments on a soft ground improved with columns (rigid inclusions) and with a geosynthetically reinforced load transfer platform (LTP), the methods of determining strains in reinforcement reduce the spatial problem to a two-dimensio...
The randomness of earthquake excitation has a significant impact on the seismic performance of high earth-rock dams. In this paper, the seismic performance of geosynthetic-reinforced soil structures (GRSS) of high concrete face rockfill dams (CFRDs)...
Development and population growth have made using shallow buried pipes in urban areas, highways, and subways inevitable. In this study, the performance and behavior of shallow unplasticized polyvinyl chloride (uPVC) pipes buried in sand reinforced wi...
Permanent deformation, or rutting, is one of several critical distresses in flexible pavements. This paper introduced a novel experimental method, a penetration test, for asphalt mixtures to quantify the effects of glass fibre geogrids embedded in as...
Three-dimensional finite element (FE) simulations were performed to further develop the Swedish design guidelines for geogrid-reinforced timber pile-supported embankments, also known as lightly piled embankments. Lightly piled embankments are constru...
In this study, the performance of unpaved road sections over soft clay soil geosynthetic-reinforced and stabilized with rock fill layer was evaluated using repeated plate loading tests. A total of 10 field tests were carried out using a circular mode...
Soil reinforcement using geosynthetics is an efficient and cost-effective solution for a variety of geotechnical structures. Along with the increasing use of geosynthetics, there is a need to expand and enhance the design methodologies for these elem...
The sheet pile wall, a widely used retaining structure in railway construction, faces limitations such as restricted height, construction difficulties, and high costs. While geosynthetic-reinforced soil technology enhances soil tensile strength, it o...
As an important construction material, the mechanical and deformation properties of marine coral sand determine the safety and stability of related island and coastal engineering construction. The porous and easily broken characteristics of coral san...
Geosynthetic-reinforced embankments are subject to two primary failure mechanisms: bond failure and rupture. Bond failure occurs when the critical slip surface extends beyond the reinforced zone, while rupture occurs when the slip surface intersects...
Replacing natural aggregates in infrastructure with recycled construction and demolition waste (RCDW) works helps to meet the requirements established by sustainable development. This environmentally friendly proposal undoubtedly becomes better when...
Back-to-back geosynthetic-reinforced soil walls (BBGRSWs) are commonly used in embankments approaching bridges and narrow spaces. However, the available literature and design guidelines for BBGRSWs are limited. The aims of this research were to devel...
of 3