Natural Para Rubber in Road Embankment Stabilization
This is the first study on “ribbed smoked sheets (RSS)” as a geogrid reinforcement in geotechnical engineering. An RSS is a kind of natural para rubber. RSS (grade 3) was designed as a biaxial geogrid with an aperture size of 20 mm × 20 mm and a spacing of 20 mm. The RSS was found to be a significan...
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| description | This is the first study on “ribbed smoked sheets (RSS)” as a geogrid reinforcement in geotechnical engineering. An RSS is a kind of natural para rubber. RSS (grade 3) was designed as a biaxial geogrid with an aperture size of 20 mm × 20 mm and a spacing of 20 mm. The RSS was found to be a significant functional layer when applied to the subbase lateritic soil layer. The lateritic soil with an RSS reinforcing layer was greatly improved regarding the California bearing ratio (CBR). Numerical simulation using two-dimensional finite element software was used to determine the optimal number and positions of the RSS reinforcing layers in road embankment stabilization. The simulation data in terms of horizontal displacement of unreinforced road embankments was validated by the collected data from the actual construction site. The RSS reinforced layer was varied from one to three layers under 61 analysis conditions. The highest safety factor was obtained with two layers of RSS at 0.1H below the top of the road embankment and 0.4H below the first RSS layer, suggesting a suitable installation of the RSS reinforcing layer. The RSS is thus strongly recommended as a reinforcing material in low CBR lateritic soil for the road embankment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e28e80eae50848b6bd700ccce28b91cb2023-11-23T15:56:55ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-01-01123139410.3390/app12031394Natural Para Rubber in Road Embankment StabilizationSalisa Chaiyaput0Nakib Arwaedo1Pitthaya Jamsawang2Jiratchaya Ayawanna3Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, ThailandSynterra Co., Ltd., Bangkok 10310, ThailandSoil Engineering Research Center, Department of Civil Engineering, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Bangkok 10800, ThailandSchool of Ceramic Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, ThailandThis is the first study on “ribbed smoked sheets (RSS)” as a geogrid reinforcement in geotechnical engineering. An RSS is a kind of natural para rubber. RSS (grade 3) was designed as a biaxial geogrid with an aperture size of 20 mm × 20 mm and a spacing of 20 mm. The RSS was found to be a significant functional layer when applied to the subbase lateritic soil layer. The lateritic soil with an RSS reinforcing layer was greatly improved regarding the California bearing ratio (CBR). Numerical simulation using two-dimensional finite element software was used to determine the optimal number and positions of the RSS reinforcing layers in road embankment stabilization. The simulation data in terms of horizontal displacement of unreinforced road embankments was validated by the collected data from the actual construction site. The RSS reinforced layer was varied from one to three layers under 61 analysis conditions. The highest safety factor was obtained with two layers of RSS at 0.1H below the top of the road embankment and 0.4H below the first RSS layer, suggesting a suitable installation of the RSS reinforcing layer. The RSS is thus strongly recommended as a reinforcing material in low CBR lateritic soil for the road embankment.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/3/1394geosyntheticsgeogridRSSpara rubber sheetribbed smoked sheetroad reinforcement |
| spellingShingle | Salisa Chaiyaput Nakib Arwaedo Pitthaya Jamsawang Jiratchaya Ayawanna Natural Para Rubber in Road Embankment Stabilization Applied Sciences geosynthetics geogrid RSS para rubber sheet ribbed smoked sheet road reinforcement |
| title | Natural Para Rubber in Road Embankment Stabilization |
| title_full | Natural Para Rubber in Road Embankment Stabilization |
| title_fullStr | Natural Para Rubber in Road Embankment Stabilization |
| title_full_unstemmed | Natural Para Rubber in Road Embankment Stabilization |
| title_short | Natural Para Rubber in Road Embankment Stabilization |
| title_sort | natural para rubber in road embankment stabilization |
| topic | geosynthetics geogrid RSS para rubber sheet ribbed smoked sheet road reinforcement |
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