ASSESSMENT OF THE TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOUR OF GEOTEXTILES FOR REINFORCED SOIL APPLICATIONS. DURABILITY OF GEOTEXTILES

This paper gives consideration to the strain and stiffness characteristics of soils and geotextiles and describes procedures which assist in ensuring strain compatibility of the two materials. Methods of testing the time dependent load versus strain characteristics of geotextiles and procedures for more reliably determining the long term behaviour are described. An alternative technique for assessing creep behaviour is introduced which is based on a mathematical interpretation of the visco-elastic and plastic strain behaviour generally considered to characterize polymers. The paper concludes with a discussion on the methods of design of reinforced soil structures taking into account the load-strain properties of geotextiles. (Author/TRRL)

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  Chapman and Hall Limited

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• Authors:
  • Murray, R T
  • MCGOWN, A
• Publication Date: 1988

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 52-73
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Chapman and Hall
  • Publisher: Chapman and Hall Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Creep; Deformation; Design; Embankments; Evaluation; Geotextiles; Loads; Mathematical models; Mechanically stabilized earth; Plasticity; Safety; Soil mechanics; Stiffness; Viscoelasticity
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 4732: Creep (mater); 5595: Deformation; 9011: Design (overall design); 2801: Embankment; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 4568: Geotextile; 5567: Load; 6473: Mathematical model; 5922: Plasticity; 3349: Reinforced earth; 1665: Safety; 5755: Soil mechanics; 5931: Stiffness; 5935: Viscoelasticity
• Subject Areas: Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00493036
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-412-30660-3
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1990 12:00AM