Open AccessStudy on the Behavior of Geosynthetic-Reinforced Pile-Supported Embankments in Soft Ground Improvement Solutions
Author(s) -
Nguyen Tuan Phuong,
Nguyễn Anh Tuấn
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
xi'nan jiaotong daxue xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.308
H-Index - 21
ISSN - 0258-2724
DOI - 10.35741/issn.0258-2724.55.5.23
Subject(s) - pile , geotechnical engineering , foundation (evidence) , geosynthetics , settlement (finance) , engineering , pile cap , slip (aerodynamics) , reinforcement , levee , structural engineering , computer science , archaeology , world wide web , payment , history , aerospace engineering
Embankments on soft ground often encounter many problems such as settlement, slip, and deformation that exceed the permitted limit. In recent years, a new type of foundation called "geosynthetic-reinforced pile-supported embankments" has been used. Until now, although the behavior of this foundation type has been analyzed and certain results have been presented in literature, calculation methods do not allow geotechnical engineers to calculate the results accurately. This study builds up a field experiment model to investigate the impacts of arching effects in the sand buffer layer on pile heads to increase the load transfer on the pile caps. The results indicate that the stress distribution on the pile cap is 10.48 times higher than the stress on the surrounding soft soil. Hence, the ground improvement method using piles and geosynthetic reinforcement can be applied to roadbeds and industrial warehouses on soft soil conditions, which helps to shorten the construction time compared to other ground treatment methods such as preloading, vacuum pumps, wick drains, etc.