3D small-scale tests on steel-reinforced piled embankments
3D small-scale tests on steel-reinforced piled embankments
This paper looks at the behaviour of welded steel mesh-reinforced piled embankments through a series of small-scale tests. Findings reveal that reinforcement axial and bending stiffnesses have minimal influence on soil arching. In contrast, the friction angle of the embankment fill plays a more significant role in shaping soil arching. The Concentric Arches (CA) model, adopted in CUR226 (2016), tailored for geosynthetics, matches the measured soil arching well. The study introduces the use of Distributed Fibre Optic Sensing (DFOS) technology, providing a 3D view of reinforcement and fill deformations.
S. J. M. van Eekelen; M. Schneider; Britt Wittekoek; M. Hell; Paul Pandrea; Pascal Schauber; Michal Topolnicki; Karolina Makowska; Katarzyna Zdanowicz; Rafal Sienko; H. Zachert
18th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ECSMGE2024)
D - Current and new construction methods
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