<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Geogrids are widely used in civil engineering projects to reinforce road and railway structures. This paper presents research on the shearing strength of soil samples that have been reinforced with geogrids. The relationship between soil and geogrids is explored and evaluated by modeling the mechanical behavior of heterogeneous materials. For the purposes of this research, data obtained from tests of unreinforced sand samples with triaxial cells were compared with the data obtained from tests of reinforced sand samples. It was found that the shearing strength for reinforced samples was higher (from 9% to 49%) compared to unreinforced samples. Some damage to the geogrid was detected during the experiment, and for this reason, the same tests were numerically simulated for both unreinforced samples and samples reinforced with geogrids. Numerical simulations revealed the main reasons for damage to the geogrids during triaxial testing.</p></abstract>

Geogrids are widely used in civil engineering projects to reinforce road and railway structures. This paper presents research on the shearing strength of soil samples that have been reinforced with geogrids. The relationship between soil and geogrids is explored and evaluated by modeling the mechanical behavior of heterogeneous materials. For the purposes of this research, data obtained from tests of unreinforced sand samples with triaxial cells were compared with the data obtained from tests of reinforced sand samples. It was found that the shearing strength for reinforced samples was higher (from 9% to 49%) compared to unreinforced samples. Some damage to the geogrid was detected during the experiment, and for this reason, the same tests were numerically simulated for both unreinforced samples and samples reinforced with geogrids. Numerical simulations revealed the main reasons for damage to the geogrids during triaxial testing.

Using Triaxial Tests to Determine the Shearing Strength of Geogrid-Reinforced Sand

Department of Reinforced Concrete Structures and Geotechnics

Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica

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Geogrids are widely used in civil engineering projects to reinforce road and railway structures. This paper presents research on the shearing strength of soil...

Using Triaxial Tests to Determine the Shearing Strength of Geogrid-Reinforced Sand

Article Category: Original Study

Published Online: Sep 25, 2020

Page range: 341 - 354

Received: Mar 16, 2020

Accepted: Jul 16, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sgem-2020-0005

Keywords
geogrid, sand, shearing strength, angle of internal friction, cohesion

© 2020 Šarūnas Skuodis et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Using Triaxial Tests to Determine the Shearing Strength of Geogrid-Reinforced Sand

Article Category: Original Study

Published Online: Sep 25, 2020

Page range: 341 - 354

Received: Mar 16, 2020

Accepted: Jul 16, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sgem-2020-0005

Keywordsgeogrid, sand, shearing strength, angle of internal friction, cohesion

© 2020 Šarūnas Skuodis et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
geogrid, sand, shearing strength, angle of internal friction, cohesion