Open AccessThe Effect of Geotextile Layers and Configuration on Soil Bearing Capacity
Author(s) -
Lubna Thamer,
Hussein Shaia
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
mathematical modelling and engineering problems/mathematical modelling of engineering problems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2369-0747
pISSN - 2369-0739
DOI - 10.18280/mmep.080608
Subject(s) - geotextile , geotechnical engineering , bearing capacity , foundation (evidence) , ultimate tensile strength , geosynthetics , materials science , reinforcement , load bearing , bearing (navigation) , composite material , geology , computer science , law , political science , artificial intelligence
The term "reinforced soil" refers to a composite material with high tensile-strength components that enhance the soil's tensile strength. One of the most common kinds of geosynthetic fabric utilized for soil reinforcement is geotextiles. This article investigates woven geotextile's potential benefits in enhancing the maximum load-carrying capacity of footings resting upon silty sand soil. The foundation was constructed of a 10 mm thick strong carbon steel plate of 100 mm×100 mm. The factors examined in this research were the first geotextile layer's depth, the geotextile layer's width, the number of layers of reinforcing material, and the vertical spacing between geotextile layers. The impact of geotextile strengthening configurations on the load-carrying capacity of strengthened soil foundations was also studied. The results of the experiments indicated that geotextile reinforced soil could help to grow the soil bearing capacity. The testing findings revealed that the system with three geotextile layers, 0.25B vertical distance among geotextile layers, and a geotextile width of 5B, B denotes the plate's width, achieves the most significant bearing capacity. The test findings also revealed that the reinforcement configuration greatly impacted the reinforced silty sand on the foundation's behavior.