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Behavior of Fiber-Reinforced Soil

Participants: Chunling Li

Description: Experimental verification is being conducted of a theoretical framework for prediction of the shear strength of fiber reinforced soil. Unreinforced soil and soil-fiber mixtures are testing using triaxial compression and extension tests with varying dosages of fibers to find the optimum improvement. The results of the compression and extension tests are also used to investigate the effect of anisotropy induced by the addition of fiber reinforcements.

References:

Zornberg, J.G. (2002). “Discrete Framework for Limit Equilibrium Analysis of Fibre-Reinforced Soil.” Géotechnique, in press.

Zornberg, J.G. and Li, C. (2002). Validation of a Discrete Approach for Design of Fiber Reinforced Soil. Geotechnical Research Report, Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder , September 2002.

Pugliese, P., and Zornberg, J.G. (2000). Experimental Validation of the Discrete Framework for Fiber Reinforcement. Geotechnical Research Report, Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder , July 2000, 18p.

Zornberg, J.G. (2000). Design of Fiber Reinforced Soil using a Discrete Approach. Geotechnical Research Report, Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder , July 2000.

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