STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS OF REINFORCED SOIL

Reinforced soil is a soil strengthened by a material capable of resisting tensile stresses and interacting with the soil through friction and/or adhesion. The effect of the reinforcement can be interpreted as a restraint against expansion in form of induced normal or shear stresses. Treating reinforced soil as a homogeneous anisotropic material the increased strength can be analysed in terms of the Mohr-Coulomb failure theory. The orientation of the reinforcement is shown to affect strength increase and failure mode. Experimental data support the concepts put forward. /Author/TRRL/

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  University of New South Wales

  School of Civil Engineering, Anzac Parade
  Kensington, New South Wales  Australia  2033
• Authors:
  • HAUSMANN, M R
  • LEE, I K
• Publication Date: 1976-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 13 p.
• Serial:
  • Underground Space
  • Publisher: Pergamon Press, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0362-0565

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adhesion; Anisotropic materials; Building materials; Failure; Friction; Homogeneity; Isotropy; Mechanically stabilized earth; Shear stress; Soils; Strength of materials; Tensile strength; Testing; Triaxial shear tests
• Old TRIS Terms: Anisotropic mass; Mohr failure theory
• ITRD Terms: 5520: Failure; 5916: Homogeneity; 5917: Isotropic; 3349: Reinforced earth; 4156: Soil; 5544: Strength (mater); 5566: Triaxial
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00165698
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: UNICIV Rpt. No. 162 Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 1978 12:00AM