Experimental study of the behavior of square footing on reinforced sand with treated geotextile

Abstract Bearing capacity of reinforced footing clearly depends on the characteristics of interface between geosynthetic and soil. A suitable solution for increasing the bearing capacity is to treat the geotextile surface by various additives. This study reported the results of plate load test on sq...

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Main Authors: Siavash Zamani, Seyed Hamid Lajevardi, Akbar Yarivand, Ehsanolah Zeighami
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Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-11-01
Series:International Journal of Geo-Engineering
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40703-023-00195-w
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author Siavash Zamani
Seyed Hamid Lajevardi
Akbar Yarivand
Ehsanolah Zeighami
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Seyed Hamid Lajevardi
Akbar Yarivand
Ehsanolah Zeighami
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description Abstract Bearing capacity of reinforced footing clearly depends on the characteristics of interface between geosynthetic and soil. A suitable solution for increasing the bearing capacity is to treat the geotextile surface by various additives. This study reported the results of plate load test on square model footing resting on reinforced sand with and without treated geotextiles to survey the effects of the treatment of geotextile on settlement and bearing capacity. The treated geotextiles were made using additives onto the surface, with a layer of sand located on the top. Geotextile sides were treated in the same way. Different additives including the lime, cement, emulsion, and the effect of the number of layers were considered. The bearing capacity ratio values (BCR), improvement ratio values (IR) and variation of load-settlement ratio obtained from the treated models were presented. The results showed that the treatment of geotextile has a great effect on the behavior of reinforced sand and thus bearing capacity. Also, the test results indicated that lime-treated geotextiles provided better improvement than other additives. The maximum improvement in the bearing capacity of square footing supported on treated geotextiles was found to be 75% compared with the pristine geotextiles.
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spelling doaj.art-1de4e2a87eb148ed853259927152eb9b2023-11-12T12:05:18ZengSpringerOpenInternational Journal of Geo-Engineering2198-27832023-11-0114111510.1186/s40703-023-00195-wExperimental study of the behavior of square footing on reinforced sand with treated geotextileSiavash Zamani0Seyed Hamid Lajevardi1Akbar Yarivand2Ehsanolah Zeighami3Department of Civil Engineering, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad UniversityDepartment of Civil Engineering, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad UniversityCollege of Civil Engineering, Lorestan UniversityDepartment of Civil Engineering, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad UniversityAbstract Bearing capacity of reinforced footing clearly depends on the characteristics of interface between geosynthetic and soil. A suitable solution for increasing the bearing capacity is to treat the geotextile surface by various additives. This study reported the results of plate load test on square model footing resting on reinforced sand with and without treated geotextiles to survey the effects of the treatment of geotextile on settlement and bearing capacity. The treated geotextiles were made using additives onto the surface, with a layer of sand located on the top. Geotextile sides were treated in the same way. Different additives including the lime, cement, emulsion, and the effect of the number of layers were considered. The bearing capacity ratio values (BCR), improvement ratio values (IR) and variation of load-settlement ratio obtained from the treated models were presented. The results showed that the treatment of geotextile has a great effect on the behavior of reinforced sand and thus bearing capacity. Also, the test results indicated that lime-treated geotextiles provided better improvement than other additives. The maximum improvement in the bearing capacity of square footing supported on treated geotextiles was found to be 75% compared with the pristine geotextiles.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40703-023-00195-wGeosyntheticsSandSquare footingLaboratory testBearing capacity
spellingShingle Siavash Zamani
Seyed Hamid Lajevardi
Akbar Yarivand
Ehsanolah Zeighami
Experimental study of the behavior of square footing on reinforced sand with treated geotextile
International Journal of Geo-Engineering
Geosynthetics
Sand
Square footing
Laboratory test
Bearing capacity
title Experimental study of the behavior of square footing on reinforced sand with treated geotextile
title_full Experimental study of the behavior of square footing on reinforced sand with treated geotextile
title_fullStr Experimental study of the behavior of square footing on reinforced sand with treated geotextile
title_full_unstemmed Experimental study of the behavior of square footing on reinforced sand with treated geotextile
title_short Experimental study of the behavior of square footing on reinforced sand with treated geotextile
title_sort experimental study of the behavior of square footing on reinforced sand with treated geotextile
topic Geosynthetics
Sand
Square footing
Laboratory test
Bearing capacity
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s40703-023-00195-w
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