... 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...

...). Parametric analyses were carried out to examine the influences that wall facing toe restraint conditions could have on predicted bearing capacity and failure mechanisms of MSE walls when subjected to strip footing load as a function of footing location, reinforcement design (i.e. tensile strength, length...

... load, failure mechanism, fundamental frequency and acceleration amplification. The responses of the models were then compared and the combined effect of a two-tiered configuration and reinforcement type were investigated. A computer-controlled, uniaxial shaking table system was used...

... static and seismic loading. Beyond a critical distance, the setback effect is negligible. Several design charts are presented. Stress contours are plotted to understand the failure mechanisms of unreinforced and reinforced slopes. A typical finite element mesh used in the present study is shown...

... was due to the near-simultaneous rupture of the reinforcement layers. It was also found that longer reinforcement does not always provide greater bearing capacity at certain reinforcement spacings. Figure 3. Sample of transparent soil To study the failure mechanism of foundations on soils...

...), namely 0.1–0.5 g , with an amplification factor of A_m = 1.2–2.2 at the crest of the wall. This factor decreases with increasing HPGA. For walls that attain states of maximum horizontal displacement (D_max)/H > 5%, the failure mechanism consists...

...C. C. Huang The majority of previous studies on the failure mechanisms and design methods for reinforced earth slabs have been based on test results for air-dried or low moisture-content soils. In reality, a state of saturation may be a worst-case scenario for an in-service reinforced soil...

...C.-C. Huang; J.-C. Horng; J.-J. Charng Failure mechanisms of reinforced slopes with different seismic resistance capacities were examined, based on the results of tilting table tests previously reported by the authors. Three seismic resistance levels for slopes reinforced using various...

... in the reinforcement and connections. The objective of this work was to identify the effects of reinforcement spacing on failure mechanisms in block walls. A computer program, based on continuum mechanics and capable of dealing with soil at failure, was utilized. Geosynthetic connection to the blocks was purely...