TESTS ON THE METHOD FOR REINFORCING SOIL STRUCTURES BY SOME COMPOUND MATERIALS

A new method for reinforcing or stabilizing unstable soil structures locking resistance to earthquake such as fill or retaining wall with compound materials is proposed and experimental investigations are made of the qualities of reinforcing materials, the static state of anchorage in the surrounding earth and the aseismatic effect of the method on fills. It is confirmed that (1) an impervious, stretchable bag held in a net cylinder of high molecular compound and filled with a grout having an extremely large coefficient of expansion can be well anchored in the surrounding earth and develop a strength approximately equal to that of soil; (2) compound reinforcing materials when buried in an earth fill can prevent its sliding failure or longitudinal cracking, for they can dampen the vibrations acting on it in the transverse direction. The materials to be used and the procedure of their application are discussed and the possibility of practical applications is established.

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  JAPANESE NATIONAL RAILWAYS

  TOKYO,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Harada, Y
  • Uezawa, H
• Publication Date: 1973-9

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 136-137
• Serial:
  • Railway Technical Research Institute, Quarterly Reports
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Railway Technical Research Institute/Tetsudo Gijutsu Kenkyujo
  • ISSN: 0033-9008
  • Serial URL: http://www.rtri.or.jp/eng/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Soil mechanics; Soil stabilization; Technology
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00050865
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Railway Technical Research Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: Quart Rpt
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 15 1974 12:00AM