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Improvement of Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundation on Geogrid Reinforced Silty Clay and Sand
Joint Authors
Kolay, P. K.
Kumar, S.
Tiwari, D.
Source
Journal of Construction Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-06-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The present study investigates the improvement in the bearing capacity of silty clay soil with thin sand layer on top and placing geogrids at different depths.
Model tests were performed for a rectangular footing resting on top of the soil to establish the load versus settlement curves of unreinforced and reinforced soil system.
The test results focus on the improvement in bearing capacity of silty clay and sand on unreinforced and reinforced soil system in non-dimensional form, that is, BCR.
The results show that bearing capacity increases significantly with the increased number of geogrid layers.
The bearing capacity for the soil increases with an average of 16.67% using one geogrid layer at interface of soils with u/B equal to 0.667 and the bearing capacity increases with an average of 33.33% while using one geogrid in middle of sand layer with u/B equal to 0.33.
The improvement in bearing capacity for sand underlain silty clay maintaining u/B and h/B equal to 0.33; for two, three and four number geogrid layer were 44.44%, 61.11%, 72.22%, respectively.
The finding of this research work may be useful to improve the bearing capacity of soil for shallow foundation and pavement design for similar type of soil available elsewhere.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kolay, P. K.& Kumar, S.& Tiwari, D.. 2013. Improvement of Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundation on Geogrid Reinforced Silty Clay and Sand. Journal of Construction Engineering،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kolay, P. K.…[et al.]. Improvement of Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundation on Geogrid Reinforced Silty Clay and Sand. Journal of Construction Engineering No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kolay, P. K.& Kumar, S.& Tiwari, D.. Improvement of Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundation on Geogrid Reinforced Silty Clay and Sand. Journal of Construction Engineering. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-461076
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-461076