Use of reinforced soil foundation (RSF) to support shallow foundation : technical summary report, November 2008.
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Published Date:2008-11-01
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Language:English
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Alternative Title:LTRC technical summary report, 423
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OCLC Number:657388914
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Edition:Technical summary report; Nov. 2008.
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NTL Classification:NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-Soils and Geology
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Abstract:The presence of a weak soil supporting structural foundations results in low load bearing capacity and excessive settlements, which can cause structural damage, reduction in durability, and/or deterioration in performance level. Conventional treatment methods replace part of the weak cohesive soil with an adequately thick layer of stronger granular fill, increase the dimensions of the footing, or combine both methods. However, an alternative and more economical solution uses geosynthetics to reinforce soils, which can be done by either reinforcing cohesive soil directly or replacing poor soils with stronger granular fill in combination with the inclusion of geosynthetics. The resulting composite zone (reinforced soil mass) will improve the load carrying capacity of the footing and provide better pressure distribution on top of underlying weak soils, reducing associated settlements. Benefits of including reinforcements within soil mass to increase the bearing capacity and reduce the settlement of soil foundation have been widely recognized. Many hypotheses have been postulated about the failure mode of reinforced soil foundation (RSF). However, the failure mechanism of reinforcement is still not fully understood in RSF as compared to other reinforced soil applications. Therefore, it is important to investigate the reinforcement mechanism of reinforcing soils for foundation applications.
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