FUNCTIONS AND EFFECTS OF REINFORCING MATERIALS IN EARTH REINFORCEMENT ---PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THEORY AND PRACTICE OF EARTH REINFORCEMENT, FUKUOKA, KYUSHU, JAPAN, 5-7 OCTOBER 1988

This article describes a new apparatus for shear tests, which can model various types of strain conditions such as uniform and non uniform strain distribution. The results of simple shear tests on both reinforced toyoura sand and sand reinforced with: (a) phosphor bronze bars and (b) polymer grids, are described to illustrate this apparatus. The shear box consists of 20 aluminium elements. The friction between the elements is reduced by a flat bearing and each element is restrained by 4 guided pins and rods. Shear deformation is uniform. The size of the specimen is 200 X 200 x 200 m. The specimen is covered with a 0.3 mm thick latex rubber membrane. The top of the shear box is fixed by rigid frames, and the shear stress is induced by applying displacement at the bottom. Vertical stress is applied by air pressure through a rubber pressure bag at the top of the apparatus. For the covering abstract of the symposium see IRRD 818063.

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  AA Balkema

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• Authors:
  • HAYASHI, S
  • Ochiai, H
  • Yoshimoto, A
  • Sato, K
  • Kitamura, T
• Publication Date: 1988

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 99-104
• Serial:
  • Publication of: AA BALKEMA
  • Publisher: AA Balkema

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bars (Building materials); Cartographic grids; Conferences; Deformation; Geotextiles; Grids (Transmission lines); Material reinforcement; Mechanically stabilized earth; Metals; Polymerization; Reinforcing materials; Sand; Shear strength; Soil stabilization; Stresses; Test procedures
• Uncontrolled Terms: Shear box
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00486987
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• ISBN: 90-6191-820-0
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1989 12:00AM