Shaking Table Tests of Embankment Models Reinforced with Geotextiles

This chapter describes how earthquakes have caused damage to soil structures like earth dams, river dikes and reclamation dikes. In order to prevent this, the reinforcement of soil structures with geotextiles has been attempted and this chapter describes the behavior of embankments that are reinforced with geotextiles (continuous fibers, geogrids) in shaking table tests using embankment models. The shaking table tests used small- and large-scale models that were constructed with sand. The test results confirmed that reinforcement with geotextiles greatly decreases settlement even if the embankments and the foundations were constructed with loose sand. Some results of the shaking table tests of models reinforced with continuous fibers were analyzed by using the finite-element method and compared with the test results.

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  Marcel Dekker, Incorporated

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• Authors:
  • Tani, S
  • Ihara, S
  • Tokata, Y
  • Okabe, Y
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 391-415
• Monograph Title: Reinforced Soil Engineering. Advances in Research and Practice

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant design; Earthquake resistant structures; Earthquakes; Embankments; Finite element method; Geogrids; Geotextiles; Ground settlement; Sand; Shaking table tests; Soil structure
• Uncontrolled Terms: Reinforced soils
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01041751
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0824742540
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 2007 1:32PM