Browsing by Subject "Geosynthetics"
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FEASIBILITY STUDY OF GRS SYSTEMS FOR BRIDGE ABUTMENTS IN OKLAHOMA: INFLUENCE OF FACING AND AGGREGATE FILL ON PERFORMANCE (FHWA-OK-19-09 2262)
(2020-01)This document reports a study where load-bearing capacity, deformations and construction speed of different GRS abutment models were compared in the laboratory at full scale. Six 8 ft-high, instrumented abutment models ... -
Influence of Facing on the Construction and Structural Performance of GRS Bridge Abutments
(2020-05-08)Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil-Integrated Bridge System (GRS-IBS) technology has been developed significantly over the last decade through extensive support and promotion by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). It is ... -
LABORATORY DEVELOPMENT AND MOLECULAR-SCALE SIMULATION OF SENSOR-ENABLED GEOGRIDS
(2015-12-18)Structural health monitoring (SHM) and performance assessment are increasingly integrated to modern civil engineering projects in order to prevent and mitigate their catastrophic premature failures. Significant advancements ... -
PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND ANALYSIS OF GEOSYNTHETIC REINFORCED SOIL INTEGRATED BRIDGE SYSTEMS (GRS-IBS) IN OKLAHOMA
(2017-05-12)In 2013, the University of Oklahoma, together with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the Oklahoma Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), started a feasibility study of GRS-IBS, which had been promoted by the ... -
Prototype reinforced soil embankment for reconstruction of US 62 slope failure in Chickasha, OK
(Oklahoma City, OK : Oklahoma Department of Transportation, 2014., 2015-01)One of the main concerns in internal stability of reinforced soil structures constructed with fine-grained or marginal quality soils is the change in shear strength of the soil-reinforcement interface when the soil gravimetric ...