Title: Experimental Study of a Strip Footing under Inclined and Eccentric Load on Geogrid Reinforced Sandy Soil
Abstract: This study investigates the bearing capacity of a strip footing subjected to inclined andeccentric on geogrid reinforced sandy soil by using physical modeling. The effect of each of the depth of the first sheet of reinforcement, the vertical space ratio between consecutive sheets, number of reinforcement sheets, and the effective depth of reinforcement on the bearing capacity were investigated. Also, the combined effect of load inclination angle, eccentricity ratio of the load and the relative density on the ultimate bearing capacity were studied. The results illustrated that by increasing the number of reinforcement sheets, the bearing capacity increased, but there is an optimum value (4-5). The optimum depth of the first sheet of reinforcement was 0.35B. The optimum vertical space ratio between consecutive sheets was 0.25B. Using a test results with helping a statically analysis software program, a new easy and reliable empirical equation for computing the ultimate bearing capacity of the strip footing subject to inclined and eccentric load supported on geogrid reinforced sandy soil was developed.
Publication Year: 2017
Publication Date: 2017-10-16
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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