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Investigation Of The Influence Of Interaction Of Wraparound Geogrid-Sand On The Load Bearing-Settlement Behavior Of Strip Footings, Hussein Ahmad, Ahmad Mahboubi, Ali Noorzad, Mohammad Hosein Hoseini

Rock and Soil Mechanics

The use of high-quality materials and the strengthening of soil layers, especially in areas with poor bedding, are among the most important factors in stabilizing and achieving the useful life of building structure. An experimental study on a strip footing coated with unreinforced, geogrid-reinforced, and folded geogrid layers of fine sand is presented in this paper. Testing procedures evaluate variables such as the number of planar geogrid layers, the position of the folded geogrid within the soil, the thickness of the geogrid folded layer, the overlap lengths of a folded geogrid, the spacing within folded layers of geogrid, and several …

The Marked Tree Site: Evaluation Of Geosynthetic Reinforcements In Flexible Pavements, Taylor Mitchell Goldman

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This document presents findings from a three-year, full-scale, field research project aimed at determining the benefits of using geosynthetic reinforcements to improve the performance of flexible pavements constructed over poor subgrade soils. The test site, known as the Marked Tree site, is an 850-ft (258-m) long segment of low-volume frontage road along Highway 63 in the town of Marked Tree, Arkansas. The site, constructed in 2005, consists of seventeen 50-ft (15.2-m) long flexible pavement test sections with various types of geosynthetic reinforcements (woven and nonwoven geotextiles, and geogrids), which were all positioned at the base-subgrade interface, and two different nominal …

Dimensional Stability Of Geosynthetic Clay Liners In Landfill Applications, Gregory R. Olsen

Master's Theses

An investigation was conducted related to the dimensional stability of geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) in landfill applications. Multiple occurrences of panel separation of overlap seams in GCLs have been documented; however, explanation for the relative contribution of various mechanisms causing shrinkage has been limited. A systematic test program was conducted to determine the effects of a variety of conditions on GCL dimensional stability.

Effects of initial moisture content, permeant type, and overburden pressure were tested by subjecting various GCL products to wet-dry cycles and measuring the dimensional change with each cycle. Different GCL types were each tested under various combinations …