Applied bearing pressure beneath a reinforced soil foundation used in a geosynthetic reinforced soil integrated bridge system

• Published in: Geotextiles and geomembranes Vol. 45; no. 6; pp. 580 - 591
• Main Authors: Talebi, Majid, Meehan, Christopher L., Leshchinsky, Dov
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Essex Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2017; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Applied pressure; Bearing capacity; Bearings; Bridge abutment; Bridge abutments; Empirical analysis; Fine-grained soils; Foundation design; Geosynthetics; Guidelines; Live loads; Pressure; Pressure distribution; Reinforced soil; Settlement; Soil compaction; Soil layers; Soils; Stress concentration; Studies; Geosynthetics; Settlement; Bridge abutment; Applied pressure; Bearing capacity; Foundation design; Reinforced soil

Geosynthetic reinforced soil integrated bridge system (GRS-IBS) design guidelines recommend the use of a reinforced soil foundation (RSF) to support the dead loads that are applied by the reinforced soil abutment and bridge superstructure, as well as any live loads that are applied by traffic on the...