REINFORCED SOIL SYSTEMS - APPLICATION IN RETAINING STRUCTURES

A reinforced earth retaining structure is composed of soil-reinforcement composite material capable of apparent anisotropic cohesion, proportional to the tensile resistance of the flexible reinforcement used in the soil, and internal friction mobilized at the interfaces, with interlocking concrete or metal panels as facing. A nailed soil retaining structure, on the other hand, is an in-situ reinforced wall associated with excavations with rigid reinforcements capable of withstanding tensile forces, shearing and bending moments. This paper describes briefly the different mechanisms of soil-reinforcement interaction in reinforced earth and in nailed soil structures. It summarizes the main results of both laboratory model studies and full scale experiments which have been carried out to provide a rational basis for the design of these structures. In addition, the application of the proposed design methods is illustrated. (Author/TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Southeast Asian Society of Soil Engineering

  P.O. Box 2754
  Bangkok,   Thailand 
• Authors:
  • Juran, I
• Publication Date: 1985-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 39-82
• Serial:
  • GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: SOUTHEAST ASIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY
  • ISSN: 0046-5828

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Material reinforcement; Mechanically stabilized earth; Retaining walls; Scale models; Structural design; Tensile properties
• Old TRIS Terms: Resistance
• ITRD Terms: 9011: Design (overall design); 6226: In situ; 9102: Method; 6205: Model (not math); 3349: Reinforced earth; 3471: Reinforcement (in mater); 3359: Retaining wall; 5931: Stiffness
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00462675
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1987 12:00AM