GEOTEXTILE REINFORCED LAND RECLAMATION IN THE BAY OF RIVER VANTAA, HELSINKI. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ELEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOIL MECHANICS AND FOUNDATION ENGINEERING, SAN FRANCISCO, 12-16 AUGUST 1985

The city of Helsinki is reclaiming land for a recreation area in the bay of River Vantaa. On the 15 to 43 m thick mud and soft clay deposits of the shoreline single and twin embankments have to be erected. The consolidation process will last for 2 to 6 centuries. The overall stability of the shore is improved with woven polypropylene geotextile reinforcement. Short term tensile strength properties of 150/120 and 500/80 kn/m and in the long term a load take up reminder of 25% of failure load at 7% elongation are required. Design principles, results of in-situ and laboratory tests and problems encountered with their evaluation are presented. The chosen design and working methods are backed by observations made at a 400 m long trial embankment and at earlier constructed reinforced embankments in the same area. For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 287689. (Author/TRRL)

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/9061915643
• Corporate Authors:

  AA Balkema

  P.O. Box 1675
  Rotterdam,   Netherlands  BR-3000
• Authors:
  • Rathmayer, H G
  • Korhonen, O E
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1795-800
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Balkema (AA)
  • Publisher: AA Balkema

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Consolidation; Design; Embankments; Field tests; Geotextiles; Laboratory tests; Land reclamation; Material reinforcement; Mud; Polypropylene; Soft clays; Soils; Stability (Mechanics); Tensile strength; Woven fabrics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Soil consolidation
• Subject Areas: Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00466445
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 90 6191 564 3
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1988 12:00AM