Evaluation of the effect of synthetic fibers and non-woven geotextile reinforcement on the stability of heavy clay embankments : technical summary.

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• Alternative Title:
  Evaluation of the effect of synthetic fibers and non-woven geotextile reinforcement on the stability of heavy clay embankments.
• Creators:
  Zhang, Zhongjie ; Farrag, Khalid ; Morvant, Mark
• Corporate Creators:
  Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Evaluation
  • Synthetic fibers
  • Geotextiles
  • Reinforcement (Engineering)
  • Embankments
  • Clay
  • Soil densification
  • Moisture content
  • Friction
• Publication/ Report Number:
  373
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Louisiana
• Corporate Publisher:
  Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Abstract:
  The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effects of soil density, moisture content, fiber content, and confining pressure on the shear strength of the clayey-fiber matrix, and of soil moisture content and confining pressure on the interface friction between non-woven fabric and clayey soils; and evaluate the effects of construction procedures and of wet and dry cycles on the performance of fiber-soil matrix and non-woven fabric-reinforced embankment slopes.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/22387/dot_22387_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 23.22 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0d042c76adb83a2607daa3d481208e7792a7f323eaf164e0e803053b6f45a01a98d035ad9c93a7620bd3f7de16c538b53f1c667ef6c7e78f305b906164c90960