Marina Miranda
Influence of geotextile encasement on the behaviour of stone columns: Laboratory study
Miranda, Marina; Da Costa, Almudena; Castro, Jorge; Sagaseta, C�sar
Authors
Almudena Da Costa
Jorge Castro
C�sar Sagaseta
Abstract
This paper presents a study of the influence of the geotextile encasement on the behaviour of soft soils improved with fully penetrating encased columns. This influence is analysed by means of measuring soil-column stress distribution, pore pressures and soil deformation during the consolidation process. For this purpose, a horizontal slice of a representative “unit cell” has been analysed by means of small-scale laboratory tests. The tests were carried out in a large instrumented Rowe-Barden oedometric cell. Results showed that the vertical stress supported by encased columns is about 1.7 times that sustained by the non-encased ones. The stress concentration factor for encased columns is between 11 and 25, which is clearly higher than that obtained in tests with non-encased columns, which are between 3 and 6. Finally, the improvement in relation to settlements is presented by the ratio of settlement in soils reinforced with ordinary or encased columns and the settlement of non-treated soft soil. This settlement reduction factor is around 0.6 when the soil is treated with encased columns and 0.8 for soil with non-encased columns.
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Miranda, M., Da Costa, A., Castro, J., & Sagaseta, C. (2017). Influence of geotextile encasement on the behaviour of stone columns: Laboratory study. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 45(1), 14-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geotexmem.2016.08.004
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Aug 29, 2016 |
Online Publication Date | Sep 22, 2016 |
Publication Date | 2017-02 |
Deposit Date | Nov 23, 2016 |
Publicly Available Date | Sep 23, 2017 |
Journal | Geotextiles and Geomembranes |
Print ISSN | 0266-1144 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 45 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 14-22 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geotexmem.2016.08.004 |
Keywords | Geosynthetics; Small-scale test; Soft soil; Settlement reduction; Stress concentration factor; Encased-columns |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/436309 |
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