October 2020

Numerical and laboratory investigation of effect of soil reinforcement on settlement of strip foundations

Reinforcement of loose soils with geosynthetics in order to achieve a strengthened soil-reinforcement system, with enhanced tensile strength and reduced settlement is an important subject in the field of geotechnical engineering. In this study, a soil reinforcement system was used to increase the bearing capacity of sandy soil beneath a strip foundation. A small-scale laboratory model was built to investigate the...

Author(s): Forough Ashkan and Hossein Sadighi