Estimation of reinforcement mechanism according to the subgrade arrangement

S. Tachibana, J. Kuwano, N. Tatta, T. Ishigaki

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Abstract

A confined-reinforced earth method for a subgrade is one of the proposed methods to mitigate unevenness of road surface. It is expected to ensure emergency vehicles going through the road even just after an earthquake. A reinforced subgrade consists of granular materials, geogrids and steel confining rods. Construction of this layer beneath the asphalt pavement is expected to prevent unevenness even if the road embankments settle due to earthquake. A series of laboratory model tests was performed to investigate the reinforcement mechanism by changing a thickness of the composite layer and introducing pre-stress into confining steel rods. In the model tests, to simulate the settlement, one end of the model of a composite layer in a soil tank was raised by a crane and the other end was fixed at the bottom of the container. It was found that a thickness had a strong influence on the transmission of force in a composite layer and that sufficient thickness of the composite layer was needed to distribute the weight to geogrid layers in a reinforced subgrade efficiently. Stretched geogrids were thought to play an important role in confining the dilation of granular soil layer and reducing the shear deformation of soil layer.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication10th International Conference on Geosynthetics, ICG 2014
EditorsMartin Ziegler, Kirsten Laackmann, Gerhard Brau, Georg Heerten
PublisherDeutsche Gesellschaft fur Geotechnik e.V.
ISBN (Electronic)9783981395396
StatePublished - 2014
Event10th International Conference on Geosynthetics, ICG 2014 - Berlin, Germany
Duration: 2014/09/212014/09/25

Publication series

Name10th International Conference on Geosynthetics, ICG 2014

Conference

Conference10th International Conference on Geosynthetics, ICG 2014
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityBerlin
Period2014/09/212014/09/25

Keywords

  • Confined-reinforced earth methods
  • Confining steel rod
  • Differential settlement
  • Earthquake
  • Geogrid

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Polymers and Plastics

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