Table 1. Properties of investigated... | Emerald Publishing

Table 1.

Properties of investigated models of soil improvement for different conditions

Case No.	Soil type	Subsoil constrained modulus (kN/m²)	Embankment height (m)	Type of soil improvement	Area ratio(%)	Spacing (m)	Required circumferential tensile strength of encasement (kN/m)	Required tensile strength of horizontal reinforcement (kN/m)	Calculated settlement (cm)
1	1	500	4	GEC	10	2.41	500	80	47
	—	—	—	OSC	40*	1.20	—	80	48
2	—	—	8	GEC	13	2.11	600	1400	57
	—	—	—	OSC	56*	1.02	—	200	58
3	—	—	12	GEC	18	1.80	600	1000	55
	—	—	—	OSC	70*	0.91	—	400	54
4	2	1000	4	GEC	10	2.41	400	80	48
	—	—	—	OSC	20	1.73	—	150	48
5	—	—	8	GEC	12	2.20	600	1400	51
	—	—	—	OSC	39*	1.22	—	400	51
6	—	—	12	GEC	16	1.90	600	1400	55
	—	—	—	OSC	51*	1.07	—	800	55
7	3	1500	8	GEC	11	2.30	600	1600	48
8	—	—	—	OSC	28	1.45	—	800	48 —

Case No.	Soil type	Subsoil constrained modulus (kN/m²)	Embankment height (m)	Type of soil improvement	Area ratio(%)	Spacing (m)	Required circumferential tensile strength of encasement (kN/m)	Required tensile strength of horizontal reinforcement (kN/m)	Calculated settlement (cm)
1	1	500	4	GEC	10	2.41	500	80	47
	—	—	—	OSC	40*	1.20	—	80	48
2	—	—	8	GEC	13	2.11	600	1400	57
	—	—	—	OSC	56*	1.02	—	200	58
3	—	—	12	GEC	18	1.80	600	1000	55
	—	—	—	OSC	70*	0.91	—	400	54
4	2	1000	4	GEC	10	2.41	400	80	48
	—	—	—	OSC	20	1.73	—	150	48
5	—	—	8	GEC	12	2.20	600	1400	51
	—	—	—	OSC	39*	1.22	—	400	51
6	—	—	12	GEC	16	1.90	600	1400	55
	—	—	—	OSC	51*	1.07	—	800	55
7	3	1500	8	GEC	11	2.30	600	1600	48
8	—	—	—	OSC	28	1.45	—	800	48 —

*Calculated high area ratios that are shown for the sake of comparability of different solutions.