Polymer grid reinforced pavement on soft clay grounds
- 31 December 1990
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Geotextiles and Geomembranes
- Vol. 9 (1), 99-123
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0266-1144(90)90007-y
Abstract
This paper deals with model and field tests for investigating the mechanism of reinforcement by a polymer grid in suppressing non-uniform settlement of pavements constructed on soft clay ground. A series of laboratory tests on reinforced and unreinforced model pavements in a soil tank indicates that the polymer grid is useful for suppressing non-uniform settlement of pavement under cyclic loading. Deformation analysis by FEM is carried out to make clear the reinforcement effect of a polymer grid in a model pavement. To investigate the performance of a polymer grid in practice, a test road of 300 m length with six sections of different kinds of pavement is constructed on soft clay ground. The function of a polymer grid is discussed by comparing the pavements made by conventional and reinforced methods.Keywords
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