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Redundancy that helped a wall survive an extremely high seismic load
January 1, 1970
…is critical. Note that survival of this type of MSE wall does not imply that all MSE walls would have equally survived. In fact, during the 2011 Great East Japan…
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In this article…
January 1, 1970
…By Dov Leshchinsky and Fumio Tatsuoka There have been numerous failures of geosynthetic reinforced walls. The majority of these failures occurred in the private sector. This article does…
The influence of geogrid’s geometry and structure on interface behavior
January 1, 1970
…Montanelli, 2000; Moraci and Recalcati, 2006), and helps to ensure a good reproducibility of results and to minimize the scale effects. All pullout tests described herein have been performed at…
Geotextile puncture resistance
January 1, 1970
…you recommend adjusting Equation 2.30 and Fallow in this calculation using CBR values? (Chris | USA) Reply: The good news is that we have a very nice correlation between pin,…
Inadequate compaction necessitates massive remedy
January 1, 1970
…has to do with eliminating two related aspects of redundancy: poor compaction and locating the risers within the reinforced soil. Good compaction might have prevented the shear of the PVC…
Apparent cohesion leads to eventual failure
January 1, 1970
…wall? What if an earthquake has occurred? Geotechnical practice ignores apparent cohesion for good reasons. Measuring reinforcement force in the field while apparent cohesion of unknown magnitude exists leads to…
Geotextiles
January 1, 1970
…These products are engineered to provide cost-effective solutions to meet specific design requirements for separation, reinforcement, filtration, drainage, and protection applications. Although engineers have developed numerous applications for…
Geocells
January 1, 1970
…is primarily governed by the nature and intensity of anticipated working stresses, the availability and cost of candidate materials, and in some instances the aesthetic requirements for a fully vegetated…
Geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs)
January 1, 1970
…clay liners (CCLs), providing signiï¬cant advantages in cost, ease of installation, and performance. Primary applications include surface impoundment, secondary containment and landï¬lls. The products have been used commercially for over…
Drainage materials
January 1, 1970
…and offer reduced material cost, installation time, and design complexity over traditional systems. The selection and design criteria for this category of products are generally simple. However, because of the…