LIMIT ANALYSIS OF COHESIVE SLOPES REINFORCED WITH GEOTEXTILES

A method of plastic limit analysis of cohesive slopes reinforced with geotextiles is presented. First, the theoretical model of reinforced cohesive soil is presented, then the formulation of boundary value problems by a method of characteristics is described. The bearing capacity of reinforced slopes and the failure surfaces are obtained as the solution to the system of governing equations. The effects of various design parameters upon the stability of the reinforced soil structures can be studied using this method. Design parameters include: unit weight of the soil, the angle of internal friction, cohesion, and the amount of reinforcement. (TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • Sawicki, A
  • LESNIEWSKA, D
• Publication Date: 1989

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 53-66
• Serial:
  • COMPUTERS AND GEOTECHNICS
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue Number: 1/2
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0266-352X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearing capacity; Coefficient of internal friction; Cohesion; Cohesive soils; Geotextiles; Material reinforcement; Mathematical models; Mechanically stabilized earth; Plastic limit; Slope stability; Slopes
• ITRD Terms: 3085: Bearing capacity; 5775: Coefficient of internal friction; 5903: Cohesion; 4157: Cohesive soil; 4568: Geotextile; 6473: Mathematical model; 5923: Plastic limit; 3349: Reinforced earth; 3471: Reinforcement (in mater); 2831: Slope (terrain); 5783: Slope stability
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00492788
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1990 12:00AM