Reinforced Soil Walls and Slopes
Design and Construction
By Mauricio Ehrlich, Leonardo Becker
Published December 14th 2010 by CRC Press – 118 pages
Description
When it comes to using reinforcements to grant better mechanical performance to soils, geosynthetics, one of the newest groups of building materials, have become mandatory in almost all works of infrastructure, draining applications, waterproofing, paving, erosion control and soil reinforcement.
This volume presents the basic mechanisms associated with soil-reinforcement interaction and a rational design method for reinforced soil-retaining structures. Concepts are described with didactic and theoretical rigor, fulfilling the practical needs of engineers involved in the design, construction and inspection of reinforced soil structures.
Contents
Soil –Reinforcement Interaction
Concepts of reinforced soil, Characteristics of geosynthetics for reinforcement, Soil behavior and Influence factors on reinforcement tension.
Analysis and design
External Stability, Internal Stability, Determination of maximum reinforcement tension, Determination of the location of reinforcement maximum tension point, Pullout analysis, Reinforcement and facing connections, Design Resistance of reinforcements, Stress increments due to surcharge loadings, Lateral displacement and strain prediction and Case studies
Constructive Aspects
Type of reinforcement, Type of facing and construction procedure, Arrangement of reinforcements, Drainage system, Backfill material, Quality control and constructive tolerances, Guardrails
Design Example
Soil and wall characteristics, External stability analysis, Internal stability analysis, Comparison of methods for reinforcement tension determination and Wall final arrangement
Name: Reinforced Soil Walls and Slopes: Design and Construction (Hardback) – CRC Press
Description: By Mauricio Ehrlich, Leonardo Becker. When it comes to using reinforcements to grant better mechanical performance to soils, geosynthetics, one of the newest groups of building materials, have become mandatory in almost all works of infrastructure, draining applications, waterproofing,...
Categories: Civil, Environmental and Geotechnical Engineering, Mining Construction, Soil Mechanics
