...W. Mohammed; J. Han The need for constructing a shallow or deep foundation (e.g. piles) in a mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) wall for superstructure support has increased. However, the performance of laterally loaded piles within the MSE wall and their interaction with soil and reinforcement...

...C. Yoo; A. R. Song This paper presents the results of an investigation into the effect of foundation yielding on the performance of two-tiered geosynthetic-reinforced segmental retaining walls using a calibrated plane-strain finite element model. Variables considered in this study include...

...T.M. Allen; R.J. Bathurst; R.R. Berg A summary of 20 well-documented geosynthetic wall case histories representing a total of 35 analysis conditions is presented. These case histories cover a wide variety of wall heights, surcharge loading, foundation conditions, facing types and batter...

...T.M. Allen; R.J. Bathurst Knowing the load in geosynthetic reinforcement layers in full-scale walls is an important step to improving internal stability design methods. Interpretation of empirical reinforcement load data enables analytical models to be properly calibrated. High-quality empirical...

...D.L. Walters; T.M. Allen; R.J. Bathurst Measurements indicative of the internal behavior of full-scale geosynthetic-reinforced soil walls typically consist of reinforcement strains and overall deformations. The focus of this paper is the development of a methodology that can be used to convert...

...R.J. Bathurst; T.M. Allen; D.L. Walters The paper reviews geosynthetic reinforcement strain measurement techniques that have been reported in a database of well-documented case studies and more recent full-scale laboratory test walls. Interpretation of strain measurements, accuracy of readings...

...T.M. Allen; R.J. Bathurst Geosynthetic-reinforced walls have been viewed by the civil engineering profession as a new technology whose acceptable long-term performance is yet to be established. Nevertheless, geosynthetic walls have been in use for almost 25 years. Much of the uncertainty associated...