Geotechnical engineering reinforcement

The reinforcing function of geotextUes is one of the most used in geotechnical engineering. Soils have much lower resistance to tensile forces than they do to compressive forces. Embedding a suitable geotextile within the... 

Giroud, J. P. and Noiray, L. (1981), Design of geotextile reinforced unpaved roads. Journal of Geotechnical Engineering Division, ASCE, 107, No. GT9, pp. 1233-1254. 

Humphrey, D. N. and Rowe, R. K. (1991), Design of Reinforced Embankments - Recent Developments in the State-of-the-Art, State of the Art Paper, Session 8A on Earth Reinforcement, Geotechnical Engineering Congress 1991, Geotechnical Special Publication No. 21, ASCE, Vol. II, 1991, pp. 1006-1020. 

Porbaha, A. Goodings, D.J. 1996. Centrifuge modeling of geotextile-reinforced cohesive soil retaining walls. Journal of Geotechnical Engineering 112(10) 840-847. 

The computer laboratory classes were originally introduced to so that students could gain experience in the use the Plaxis finite element software. The motivation for students to attend was to learn to use the software, which would be beneficial to them in the subsequent capstone geotechnical engineering design course. This was perhaps a naive assumption and it reinforces that assessments are also necessary to motive students learning. 

Because the internal stability of the wall has been provided for, focus now shifts to external stability. Standard geotechnical engineering concepts are used to analyze overturning, sliding, and bearing capacity. With the dimensions of the reinforced mass as in Fig. 15.23, it is possible to verify that all external stability analyses provide FS in excess of the minimal required values. Therefore, no modifications of the layout resulting from internal stability analysis are required. 

Chai, J.C., Zhu, H.H., 2002. Behavior of reinforced embankment over soft subsoil. In Proceedings of International Seminar on Practice and Advances in Geotechnical Engineering, Shanghai, China, pp. 71—83. 

Liu, H.L. et al. 2007. Performance of geogrid-reinforced and pile-supported highway embankment over soft clay case study. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 133(12) 1483-1493. 

Leshchinsky, D. Han, J. 2004. Geosynthetic reinforced multi-tiered walls. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 130(12) 1225 1235. 

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