Research Article
Jun 1981
Stability of Loaded Footings on Reinforced Soil
Publication: Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division
Volume 107, Issue 6
Abstract
Results are presented of laboratory-scale bearing capacity tests using a 4 in. (100 mm.) square footing on sand reinforced with strips of a rope fiber material. Each layer of reinforcement was arranged in horizontal square grids. The addition of reinforcements increased the bearing capacity of the footing on the unreinforced soil by a factor which depended on the following: the horizontal spacings between strips on each layer, the vertical spacings between layers of reinforcement, the depths above the first layer of the footing, and the number of layers. Depending on the strip arrangement, the ultimate bearing capacity improvement could be up to three times that of the unreinforced earth.
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Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division
Volume 107 • Issue 6 • June 1981
Pages: 819 - 827
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© 1981 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Jun 1981
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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Joe O. Akinmusuru, AM.ASCE
Leet. in Geotechnical Engrg., Faculty of Tech., Univ. of Ife, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Jones A. Akinbolade
Engr., N.A.P. Consultants, Ibadan, Nigeria; formerly Research Student, Faculty of Tech., Univ. of Ife, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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