EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF POLYMER GRID REINFORCED EMBANKMENT ---PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THEORY AND PRACTICE OF EARTH REINFORCEMENT, FUKUOKA, KYUSHU, JAPAN, 5-7 OCTOBER 1988

In order to establish an appropriate design and execution method for reinforcing the earth embankment with polymer grids (hereinafter grids) a series of experiments and analyses were conducted by constructing large-size test embankments. The dimensions of the experimental embankment were: -height : 3 m, slope : 1:0.7, the length and spacing of grid laying in the embankment were varied and the reinforcing effects, when tested under a severe condition of 15 mm/hr artificial rain, were compared and evaluated. The integration effect of grid and earth was determined quantitatively through analyses by slip-circle method and the elasto-plastic finite element method (fem). The applicability of fem to the grid reinforced embankment analysis was discussed. For the covering abstract of the symposium see IRRD 818063.

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  • Authors:
    • Miki, H
    • Kutara, K
    • MINAMI, T
    • Nishimura , J
    • Fukuda, N
  • Publication Date: 1988

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  • English

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  • Accession Number: 00487022
  • 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