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Influence of geotextile encasement in triaxial tests on gravel

Miranda, Marina; da Costa, Almudena; Castro, Jorge; Sagaseta, C�sar; Ca�izal, Jorge

Authors

Marina Miranda

Almudena da Costa

Jorge Castro

C�sar Sagaseta

Jorge Ca�izal



Abstract

Stone columns installed in extremely soft soils may significantly reduce the effectiveness of this treatment due to the insufficient lateral confinement provided by the soft soil. The encasement of columns with geotextiles is commonly used in these situations with satisfactory results thanks to the extra confinement provided by the geotextile to the column. Drained triaxial tests on encased and non-encased samples of gravel have been performed to study the influence of the encasement on the behavior of stone columns. Two different densities of the gravel and two different geotextiles were used. The study is focused on the increase in strength of encased samples compared with non-encased ones, the extra confining pressure provided by the geotextiles and the mobilized friction angle of the gravel. In this paper, the results of some of these laboratory tests are compared with numerical simulation. All of the results show the improvement achieved when the gravel is encased with the geotextiles.

Citation

Miranda, M., da Costa, A., Castro, J., Sagaseta, C., & Cañizal, J. (2019). Influence of geotextile encasement in triaxial tests on gravel. In Proceedings 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (2595-2598)

Conference Name 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Start Date Sep 17, 2017
End Date Sep 22, 2017
Acceptance Date May 23, 2017
Publication Date 2019-07
Deposit Date Dec 13, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Pages 2595-2598
Book Title Proceedings 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Chapter Number TC211-34
Keywords gravel column, encased column, triaxial compression test, numerical analysis
Public URL http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/856471

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