Bearing capacity tests of strip footings on reinforced layered soil

The ultimate bearing capacity of strip footings resting on subsoil consisting of a strong sand layer (reinforced/unreinforced) overlying a low bearing capacity sand deposit has been investigated. Three principal problems were analysed based on results obtained from the model tests as follows: (1) the effect of stratified subsoil on the foundations bearing capacity; (2) the effect of reinforcing the top layer with horizontal layers of geogrid reinforcement on the bearing capacity; (3) effect of reinforcing stratified subsoil (reinforced and unreinforced) on the settlement of the foundation. It has been observed that reinforcing the subsoil after replacing the top layer of soil with a well-graded soil is beneficial as the mobilization of soil-reinforcement frictional resistance will increase. (A)

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• Authors:
  • KUMAR, A
  • OHRI, M L
  • BANSAL, R K
• Publication Date: 2007-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 139-150
• Serial:
  • Geotechnical and Geological Engineering
  • Volume: 25
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0960-3182
  • EISSN: 1573-1529
  • Serial URL: https://www.springer.com/journal/10706

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearing capacity; Geotextiles; Ground settlement; Lattices; Pavement layers; Reinforcing materials; Sand
• ITRD Terms: 3085: Bearing capacity; 4568: Geotextile; 3463: Lattice; 2952: Layer; 3471: Reinforcement (in mater); 4105: Sand; 5792: Settlement
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; I40: Soils and Rocks; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01050755
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jun 5 2007 12:05AM