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conference contribution
posted on 2013-02-04, 13:23 authored by Jamil Raja, Neil Dixon, Matthew FrostMatthew Frost, Gary John Fowmes, I. FraserSome of the most sustainable and economical benefits of using geosynthetics are found in reinforcement
applications. These applications allow the use of lower quality on-site material such as fine grained
soils often referred to as ‘marginal fills’. This paper identifies the state of practice and understanding of designing
with these soils in applications such as embankments, slopes and retaining walls. Designers often rely
on published guidance documents and the paper discusses the influence BS 8006 (2010) has on the use of
‘marginal fills’ in construction and how the need for clearer more specific guidance. The study highlights that
often well compacted fine grained fills placed close to optimum moisture content generate suctions, and this
results in relatively high strength interaction between the fill and geosynthetic reinforcement. In cases where a
fine grained fill with high moisture content is used, geosynthetic reinforcement that provides in-plane drainage
may be beneficial.
History
School
- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Citation
RAJA, J. ... et al, 2012. Designing with marginal fills. Presented at EuroGeo5: the 5th European Geosynthetics Congress, 16th-19th September 2012, Valencia, Spain.Publisher
International Geosynthetics Society (IGS)Version
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Publication date
2012Notes
This is a conference paper.Publisher version
Language
- en