Assessing the Influence of Some Soil–Reinforcement Interaction Parameters on the Performance of a Low Fill on Compressible Subgrade. Part I: Fill Performance and Relevance of Interaction Parameters

• Published in: International journal of geosynthetics and ground engineering Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 1 - 17
• Main Authors: Palmeira, Ennio M., Góngora, Ivonne A. G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.03.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Apertures; Building Materials; Compressibility; Cyclic loads; Engineering; Environmental Science and Engineering; Foundations; Geoengineering; Geogrids; Geosynthetics; Geotechnical fabrics; Hydraulics; Interaction parameters; Mechanical properties; Original Article; Particle size; Performance enhancement; Physical properties; Railway tracks; Reinforcement; Soil investigations; Soil properties; Stiffness; Subgrades; Unpaved roads; Unpaved roads; Reinforcement; Geosynthetics; Soil–geogrid interaction
• ISSN: 2199-9260; 2199-9279
• DOI: 10.1007/s40891-015-0041-3

Soil–geosynthetic interaction is a complex subject, particularly in geogrid reinforced structures. Geosynthetic reinforcement can be used to improve the performance of granular layers on compressible subgrades in situations such as paved and unpaved roads and in reinforced foundations. This paper pr...