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The bearing capacity of surface strip foundations on geogrid-reinforced sand and clay — a comparative study

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Laboratory model test results for the ultimate bearing capacity of a strip foundation supported by geogrid-reinforced sand and saturated clay are presented. One type of geogrid only was used for all the tests. On the basis of the model test results, the optimum depth and width of reinforcing layers and the optimum depth of the location of the first layer of the geogrid in sand and saturated clay were determined and compared.

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  1. Office of Academic Affairs, Southern Illinois University, 62901, Carbondale, Illinois, USA

    B. M. Das

  2. Department of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Southern Illinois University, 62901, Carbondale, Illinois, USA

    E. C. Shin & M. T. Omar

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Das, B.M., Shin, E.C. & Omar, M.T. The bearing capacity of surface strip foundations on geogrid-reinforced sand and clay — a comparative study. Geotech Geol Eng 12, 1–14 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00425933

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