Location
Arlington, Virginia
Date
14 Aug 2008, 2:15pm - 4:00pm
Abstract
The inadequate bearing capacity and the excessive settlement problems of shallow foundations due to the weak soil conditions can be solved by employing the technique of reinforcing to strengthen the properties of the weak soil, which has become a cost-effective solution for civil engineering. This paper follows the processes of experimental work, site performance evaluation, and FEM numerical simulation to study the bearing capacities of the shallow foundations built on reinforced soils in the Ilan area, Taiwan. The purpose of this paper is to propose a relatively simple and economical technique to overcome the weak soil conditions. The eventual goal of this paper is to understand the mechanism of the bearing capacity of shallow foundation constructed on reinforced soil. Last of all, the conclusion of this paper provides evidence for the advantages of employing geosynthetic reinforced shallow foundation design with weak soil conditions.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
6th Conference of the International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
Publisher
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Document Version
Final Version
Rights
© 2008 Missouri University of Science and Technology, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Chao, Sao-Jeng, "Performance Study on Geosynthetic Reinforced Shallow Foundations" (2008). International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering. 34.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/6icchge/session07/34
Performance Study on Geosynthetic Reinforced Shallow Foundations
Arlington, Virginia
The inadequate bearing capacity and the excessive settlement problems of shallow foundations due to the weak soil conditions can be solved by employing the technique of reinforcing to strengthen the properties of the weak soil, which has become a cost-effective solution for civil engineering. This paper follows the processes of experimental work, site performance evaluation, and FEM numerical simulation to study the bearing capacities of the shallow foundations built on reinforced soils in the Ilan area, Taiwan. The purpose of this paper is to propose a relatively simple and economical technique to overcome the weak soil conditions. The eventual goal of this paper is to understand the mechanism of the bearing capacity of shallow foundation constructed on reinforced soil. Last of all, the conclusion of this paper provides evidence for the advantages of employing geosynthetic reinforced shallow foundation design with weak soil conditions.
