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Direct shear behaviour of residual soil–geosynthetic interfaces – influence of soil moisture content, soil density and geosynthetic type Open
Soil–geosynthetic interface shear strength is an essential parameter for the design and stability analysis of geosynthetic-reinforced soil structures. Economic and environmental reasons have led to increasing use of locally available resid…
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Undrained behaviour of intact soft clay under cyclic paths that match vehicle loading conditions Open
Vehicle traffic loading appears to contribute significantly to long-term settlement beneath highways, airport runways, and metro lines in China. Wheel loading imposes cycles in both the magnitude and direction of the principal stresses act…
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Functions and Applications of Geosynthetics In Roadways Open
Geosynthetics have been successfully used to fulfill a number of functions that contribute significantly to the good performance of roadways. They include the functions of separation, filtration, reinforcement, stiffening, drainage, barrie…
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An experimental study on the behavior of lime and silica fume treated coir geotextile reinforced expansive soil subgrade Open
Structures constructed on expansive soils are experiencing higher upward pressure due to swelling- shrinkage nature of expansive soil. India has 15–20% expansive soil, which causes severe damage to the existing structure, including pavemen…
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Effect of reinforcement form on the behaviour of coir geotextile reinforced sand beds Open
Coir geotextile, a natural geotextile manufactured out of coir fibres, has been recognized as a feasible alternative to geosynthetics for reinforcement applications, due to its longevity and excellent engineering properties. It is best sui…
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Influence of geotextile encasement on the behaviour of stone columns: Laboratory study Open
This paper presents a study of the influence of the geotextile encasement on the behaviour of soft soils improved with fully penetrating encased columns. This influence is analysed by means of measuring soil-column stress distribution, por…
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Changes of Permeability of Nonwoven Geotextiles due to Clogging and Cyclic Water Flow in Laboratory Conditions Open
The use of geotextile filters has been a common application in geo-environmental and geotechnical engineering for decades. The purpose of the present paper is to assess the influence of artificial physical clogging and cyclic water flow on…
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Application of Geogrid Reinforced Constructions: History, Recent and Future Developments Open
Geosynthetics are widely used for separation, protection, drainage, filtration and sealing. In addition, high-strength geogrids have been more and more successfully used in recent times for the construction of steep slopes and geogrid rein…
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Laboratory measurements of factors affecting discharge capacity of prefabricated vertical drain materials Open
The discharge capacity is a critical parameter controlling the performance of Prefabricated Vertical Drains (PVDs). The laboratory measurement of the discharge capacity is of the upmost importance when it comes to assessing the performance…
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Thermal conductivity of geosynthetic clay liners Open
The thermal conductivities of powdered and granular bentonite based needle punched geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) were investigated at different gravimetric water contents under 25, 50, 75, and 100 kPa vertical stresses. Both types of GCL…
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Geogrid reinforcement of ballasted railway superstructure for stabilization of the railway track geometry – A case study Open
This article deals with a unique topic related to railway infrastructure, civil and geotechnical engineering, and modern materials. In the past 20–30 years, more and more synthetic materials have been applied in engineering and everyday li…
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Use of geogrid in the construction of railroads Open
Over the last three decades geogrid has been used as a reinforcement in the construction of several earth- retaining and earth-supported structures. In more recent times it has been used as reinforcement of railroad beds to improve its per…
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Water vapour adsorption and desorption in GCLs Open
Super-saturated salt solutions are used to control relative humidity (RH) and to infer the hydration (water uptake and loss) behaviour of three needle-punched geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) with respect to time under conditions of both fr…
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Geosynthetics for Filtration and Stabilisation: A Review Open
Geosynthetics have been commonly used for the construction of civil engineering structures such as retaining wall, road and railways, coastal protection, soft ground improvement work, and landfill systems since the 1960s. In the past 40 ye…
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Performance of nonwoven geotextiles on soil drainage and filtration Open
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Analysis of Geotextile Reinforced Road Embankment Using PLAXIS 2D Open
Geotextiles have been increasingly applied as reinforcement in road embankments on soft soil. The purpose of this study is to determine the optimum tensile strength of geotextile as the reinforcement in road embankment considering the allo…
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Comparison of Effects of Using Geosynthetics and Lime Stabilization to Increase Bearing Capacity of Unpaved Road Subgrade Open
So many soil improvement methods have been developed in order to increase bearing capacity of superstructure of the road to be constructed on the soft clayey road base soils, decrease settlements, and increase other strength specifications…
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Pullout Behavior of Different Geosynthetics—Influence of Soil Density and Moisture Content Open
Geosynthetics have increasingly been used as reinforcement in permanent earth structures, such as road and railway embankments, steep slopes, retaining walls, and bridge abutments. The understanding of soil-geosynthetic interaction is of p…
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Numerical parametric study on behavior of bearing reinforcement earth walls with different backfill material properties Open
This paper presents a numerical parametric study on behavior of bearing reinforcement earth (BRE) walls with different backfill properties using the finite-element method software PLAXIS 2D. The primary objective of this study was to impro…
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Frictional behaviour of three critical geosynthetic interfaces Open
This paper's scope is the shear interaction mechanisms of three critical geosynthetic interfaces (geotextile/geomembrane; drainage geocomposite/geomembrane and soil/geomembrane) typically used for lined containment facilities such as landf…
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Sustainable Soil Bearing Capacity Improvement Using Natural Limited Life Geotextile Reinforcement—A Review Open
Geotextiles are commercially made from synthetic fibres and have been used to enhance bearing capacity and to reduce the settlement of weak soil foundations. Several efforts have been made to investigate the possibility of using bio-based …
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Finite Element Analysis of Geogrid-Stabilized Unpaved Roads Open
The need to increase the durability of unpaved roads and the need to improve driver comfort have led to this research: to focus more attention on the use of reinforcements for this type of road. Unpaved roads are created by using an unboun…
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Ground improvement of soft soil by geotextile-encased columns Open
This paper compares the field response of two test embankments constructed on similar soft soil deposits. The un-strengthened foundation had vertical drains underneath the embankment and the strengthened foundation had geotextile-encased g…
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Effect of reinforcement geometry on the performance of a reduced-scale strip footing model supported on geocell reinforced sand Open
Geocell is an effective type of geosynthetics for improving the performance of reinforced soil foundations due to provision of lateral confinement for the infill soil. In this research, in order to study the bearing pressure-settlement res…
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Effect of Geotextile Reinforcement on Shear Strength of Sandy Soil: Laboratory Study Open
This paper presents results of a series of undrained monotonic compression tests on loose sand reinforced with geotextile mainly to study the effect of confining stress on the mechanical behaviour of geotextile reinforced sand. The triaxia…
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Laboratory Investigation of Shear Behavior of High-Density Polyethylene Geomembrane Interfaces Open
As a product of polymeric materials, geomembranes (GMs) are widely used in engineered systems as impervious barriers due to their low permeability. In this study, a large-scale composite shear test apparatus was developed to investigate th…
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Study of the Ultraviolet Effect and Thermal Analysis on Polypropylene Nonwoven Geotextile Open
The use of polymeric materials such as geosynthetics in infrastructure works has been increasing over the last decades, as they bring down costs and provide long-term benefits. However, the aging of polymers raises the question of its long…
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The Physical Clogging of the Landfill Leachate Collection System in China: Based on Filtration Test and Numerical Modelling Open
Clogging of the leachate collection system (LCS) has been a common operation problem in municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills in China, which can result in high water levels that threaten the safety of landfill operations. To determine the…
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IMPROVEMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SABKHA SOIL OF SAUDI ARABIA: A REVIEW Open
Sabkha is an inferior and indigenous type of soil which forms widely in the Arabian Gulf and in many parts of Saudi Arabia, especially in the coastal areas. Several studies over the last 25 years have been conducted to develop a better und…
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The Assessment of Water Retention Efficiency of Different Soil Amendments in Comparison to Water Absorbing Geocomposite Open
Soil amendments are substances added to the soil for moisture increment or physicochemical soil process enhancement. This study aimed to assess the water conservation efficiency of available organic soil amendments like bentonite, attapulg…