...Colin J. Serridge, BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD, CGeol, FGS Much can be learnt about the behaviour of vibro stone column reinforced soils by undertaking a forensic examination of case histories of ‘unsatisfactory performance’, or what might be termed ‘failures’ in some applications and by identifying...

... that the long-term durability of the stabilised material is sufficient to provide the structural capacity required over the design life of the road. Experience gained in South Africa over the past 25 years has shown that many failures of stabilised materials are the result of a lack of understanding...

... material (i.e. geogrids), analysis of failure cause and justification for the soil nailing technique as a rehabilitation measure using: (a) conventional analysis and design methods for RE walls (FHWA, 2001) and soil nail walls (FHWA, 2003); and (b) rigorous computational code (Plaxis, 2006) for numerical...

... soil confirm the efficacy of the method adopted. The results show that reinforced soil foundations are viable alternatives to improve foundation response due to dynamic loading. 07 8 2009 04 8 2009 © 2009 Thomas Telford Ltd 2009 dynamics failures foundations...