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Performance of Geocell Reinforced Expansive Soil Bed Under Circular Footing

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Sustainable Earth and Beyond (EGRWSE 2022)

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This paper presents the results of laboratory model experiments on a circular foundation to better understand the performance of geocell reinforced expansive soil. The subsoil in this study was formed by naturally occurring expansive soil. To strengthen the soil bed, chevron-patterned geocells formed of polypropylene geotextile were used. Geocell mattress’s height, geocell mattress’s pocket size, and the geocell mattress’s placement depth were all investigated in this testing program depth. In contrast to previous researchers, the reinforced bed’s improved performance is determined to a settlement corresponding to the soil bed’s failure settlement without reinforcement. The factors, non-dimensional, such as; If “bearing capacity improvement factor” and PRS% “settlement reduction factor”, are used to evaluate the performance of reinforced beds. The use of geocell as a reinforcement caused a substantial bearing capacity increase as well as the decrease of footing settlement, as indicated by the test findings. The use of a geocell mattress of ideal proportions placed directly below the footing base increased the reinforced bed’s bearing capacity greater than 200% and reduced footing settlement greater than 81%. The present study highlights the use of geocells toward the stabilization of the expansive soil.

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This research article is based on research work carried out at the Civil Engineering Department of Vaish Technical Institute, Rohtak (Haryana), India. Furthermore, we are gratefully acknowledged the friendly forbearance and the unstinted help provided by Dr. R. S. Keserwani in helping with the test setup.

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  1. Vaish Technical Institute, Rohtak, Haryana, 124001, India

    Sanjeev Kumar

  2. DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, 144008, India

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  3. Delhi Technological University, Delhi-110042, India

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Kumar, S., Naval, S., Sahu, A.K. (2023). Performance of Geocell Reinforced Expansive Soil Bed Under Circular Footing. In: Yukselen-Aksoy, Y., Reddy, K.R., Agnihotri, A.K. (eds) Sustainable Earth and Beyond. EGRWSE 2022. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 370. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4041-7_30

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