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Laboratory model test results for permanent settlement of a shallow square foundation supported by geogrid-reinforced sand and subjected to cyclic loading are presented. During the application of the cyclic load, the foundation was subjected to a sustained static load. Tests were conducted with only one type of geogrid and at one relative density of compaction of sand. Based on the model test results, the nature of variation of the permanent settlement of the foundation with the intensity of the static loading and the amplitude of the cyclic load intensity are presented in a non-dimensional form.
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Yeo, B., Yen, S.C., Puri, V.K. et al. A laboratory investigation into the settlement of a foundation on geogrid-reinforced sand due to cyclic load. Geotech Geol Eng 11, 1–14 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00452917
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