DOI : https://doi.org/10.18517/ijaseit.1.6.126

An Experimental Study into Behaviour of Circular Footing on Reinforced Soil

D.M. Dewaikar (1), K.G. Guptha (2), H.S. Chore (3)
(1) Indian Institute of Technology
(2) College of Engineering, Farmagudi, India
(3) Datta Meghe College of Engineering, India
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Dewaikar, D.M., et al. “An Experimental Study into Behaviour of Circular Footing on Reinforced Soil”. International Journal on Advanced Science, Engineering and Information Technology, vol. 1, no. 6, Dec. 2011, pp. 630-4, doi:10.18517/ijaseit.1.6.126.
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The experimental investigations are reported on the study of load-deformation behavior of a model circular footing on reinforced soil in respect of two-layered system comprising clay as sub-grade and mine waste as backfill material. The footing was subjected to axial load. Two different types of reinforcing materials such as Kolon Geo-grid (KGR-40) and rubber grids derived out of waste tyres were used in the study. The study revealed appreciable increase in ultimate bearing pressure and decrease in settlement with the provision of a single layer reinforcement. Further, rubber grid performed better than the Geo-grid in respect to BCR and SRF. The study indicates significance of solid waste materials such as mine wastes and discarded tyres as effective civil engineering construction materials.

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