... that variations in embankment height and pile spacing significantly affect the soil arching effect. Since the dynamic load data of the train could not be obtained through field tests, this paper used numerical simulations to analyze the soil arching effect and the reinforcement membrane effect of the embankment...

... the results of centrifuge model tests and numerical simulations to investigate the deformation behaviour and failure mechanism of reinforced and unreinforced transparent sand foundations under strip footing loading. In the model tests, polyamide nets with different stiffness and strength were used...

...Y. Zheng; W. Guo; P. J. Fox; J. S. McCartney This paper presents two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) numerical simulations of a half-scale geosynthetic reinforced soil (GRS) bridge abutment during construction and bridge load application. The backfill soil was characterized using...

... Analytical solution Geogrid-reinforced piled embankments Numerical simulation Traffic loads Highways continue to be constructed across the world to cope with significantly increased traffic volumes. The rapid development of highway construction requires highway builders to improve the level...

...N. Luo; R. J. Bathurst This paper presents the results of numerical simulations of one physical full-scale unreinforced embankment and two reinforced embankments taken to failure using a strip footing. The embankments were 3.4 m in height and were constructed with the same slope using the same sand...

... of centrally and eccentrically loaded model strip footings resting on reinforced and unreinforced sand were determined under plane strain conditions. Sand was placed in a tank at a relative density of 0.74 to obtain general shear failure. Numerical simulation of the experimental set-up was carried out using...

... that better interlocking between geogrid and ballast is achieved with realistic particles and highlights the importance of modelling accurately the shape of the particles. 26 3 2012 23 8 2012 29 9 2012 © 2012 Thomas Telford Ltd 2012 Geosynthetics Geogrid Ballast Numerical...

... and geogrid for a quay-wall, which is referred to simply as an ‘SG-WALL'. The seismic performance of the SG-WALL structure was investigated through a series of shaking-table tests. The test results showed that the SG-WALL structure has a high seismic resistance. A numerical simulation of the shaking-table...

... of the time-dependent phenomena of a geosynthetic and pile wall reinforced embankment. 21 06 2008 18 12 2008 22 03 2009 © 2009 Thomas Telford Ltd 2009 Geosynthetics Embankment Pile wall Mechanism Consolidation Settlement Numerical simulation The design of high...

... 2006 © 2007 Thomas Telford Ltd 2007 Geosynthetics Reinforcement Creep Time–temperature superposition Stepped isothermal method Non-linear three-component model Numerical simulation In recent decades, a limited number of long-term creep rupture tests on polymer geosynthetic...