Performance of Geosysthetic Reinforced Soil Wall and Reinforced Earth Wall Subject to Blast Loading: Experimental and Numerical Study

This chapter describes how earth structures are often used in military and civilian applications for the protection of personnel and property from accidental detonation of stored explosives, munitions and ammunition plants. The advantages of reinforced soil structures lie in their cost-effectiveness, rapid construction, and minimal use of occupied ground area and high tolerance for differential settlements. They are also able to impede the propagation of a blast a ground level and absorb high levels of energy because of their high damping properties and great tolerance for the deformation before collapse. In using geosynthetics as facings and reinforcements, the reinforced soil structure not only can absorb fragments from cased weapon explosion, but also are not subjected to brittle fracture like concrete after blasting and hence minimize the dispersal of flying debris. They are also resistant to multiple blasting.

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• Authors:
  • Chew, Soon Hoe
  • Tan, Siew Ann
  • Karunaratne, G P
  • Ng, Chiew Chiat
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 359-389
• Monograph Title: Reinforced Soil Engineering. Advances in Research and Practice

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Blast loads; Collapse properties; Collapse strength; Earth pressure; Explosions; Explosives; Geosynthetics; Geotechnical engineering; Retaining walls; Soil structure
• Uncontrolled Terms: Debris; Reinforced retaining walls; Reinforced soils
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01041680
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0824742540
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 2007 1:32PM