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Reinforced Soil
Reinforced Soil
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Reinforced Soil
• Reinforced soil is a combination of soil and linear reinforcing
strips that are capable of bearing large tensile stresses.
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COMPONENTS OF RS
STRUCTURE
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TYPICAL CROSS SECTION OF REINFORCED SOIL WALL
Levelling Pad
Foundation Soil
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All components conform to
2. Proposed solutions & advantages – Reinforced soil structure national and international codes
Gabion fascia
Drainage composite
Toe erosion
protection
Transverse and
longitudinal
Geotextile
drainage pipes
SYSTEM COMPONENTS
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FACIA PANEL DETAILS
Standard T-Panel
Height 1.6 m
Top width 2120 mm
Bottom Width 1830 mm
Thickness 160 to180mm
Min. Grade Concrete M35
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Components of Reinforced Soil Structures- Facia Elements
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Components of Reinforced Soil Structures- Facia Elements
Concrete Facia
Modular blocks Concrete Panels
Reinforcement: Steel ladder or
Geogrid Reinforcement: Geogrid, Polymeric Strips &
Steel Strips
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Components of Reinforced Soil Structures- Reinforcement
(aluminum alloy strip, copper (steel grids, woven and (PET, HDPE, PVA, PP) reinforcement
strip, carbon steel strip, welded steel wire meshes) in the form of grid or strip or strap or
galvanised steel strip, stainless combination of metallic or
steel strip, ladder) synthetic
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Reinforced Soil Structure Components
▪ References: ▪ References:
▪ Chimney Drain : MoRTH Section 2504.2.2 ▪ Filter Media: MoRTH Section 700
▪ Drainage Composite IRC 34, MoRTH 700, IRC SP 59
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Structural fill or Reinforced fill Specifications for Reinforced
Soil Structures from MoRTH Section 3100
• Advisable to use granular fill material with fines (% passing 75 micron) less than 15%.
• The design of reinforced soil structure also depends on characteristics of retained fill material as well.
• Flyash or any other mechanically stabilized soil can also be used as fill material.
Reinforced Soil Structure Components - Reinforcement
Planning of a complete drainage work , designing , detailing and implementing at site – Fundamental to ensure safety .
1. Chimney Drain
2. Toe Drain
3. Long Drain at top
4. Long drain at bottom
2.Reinforced soil wall - Design
*Note: H=Slope Height, θ= Slope angle, q=Surcharge, Δq=temporary live load, Am = Design Seismic Acceleration
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2.Reinforced soil wall-Design
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2.Reinforced soil wall-Design
• The foundation and retained soil (i.e., soil beneath and behind reinforced zone) profiles.
• For failure repair, identify location of previous failure surface and cause of failure.
• Strength parameters for each soil layer of the retained soil and the foundation soil:
• Total / undrained soil strength parameters: cu and Φu, or effective /drained soil strength
parameters: c´ and Φ´ for each soil layer.
• γwet and γdry
• Consolidation parameters (Cc, Cr, cv and σ´p).
• Location of the groundwater table dw, and piezometric surfaces.
*Note: cu, Φu , c´, Φ´ = Strength parameters for each soil layer; γwet and γdry = Uni weight for each soil layer; Cc, Cr, cv and σ´p = Consolidation
parameters for each soil layer; dw,= Depth to ground water table in slope
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2.Reinforced soil wall-Design
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. Reinforced soil Wall-Method of Analysis
• Partial Factors approach: Loads Factors (Load Combinations), Material Factors and Interaction Factors
Failure modes
• Internal, where the failure plane passes through the reinforcing elements.
• External, where the failure surface passes behind and underneath the reinforced zone.
• Compound, where the failure surface passes behind and through the reinforced soil zone.
a) b) c)
Pull-out
v
Failure Surface/Envelope
Rupture/Tear P
t
45-/2
• Load Combination A: will govern the reinforcement tension and the bearing capacity
• Load Combination B: will govern the reinforcement pull-out, sliding along the base and overturning
• Load Combination C: will govern the Serviceability Limit States (settlement and admissible post contraction
deformations)
26 * Note: Similarly, for reinforced soil slopes design also, refer BS 8006 Part-1 2010 Standard.
CASE STUDIES
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Completed Reinforced Soil Wall Photographs from Projects
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Flyover at KNR-Maduai
Completed Reinforced Soil Wall
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Kiratpur – 4 laning project on hill road
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. Case studies – Kiratpur Ner Chowk
Location – Kiratpur
Max. height – 28m
Fascia – Gabion & Vegetated
Gabions for lower heights
Geogrid as primary reinforcement
Construction 2015-16 CH 146+960
Construction by Maccaferri
Project features:
1) New alignment
2) Complex terrain
3) Use of locally available excavated
material
4) High retaining walls
5) Various chainages
6) Land constraints
7) Challenging working conditions
8) Heavy rainfall
CH 135+700
CH 146+460
. Case studies – Kiratpur Ner Chowk
CH 142+300 CH 145+600
CONSTRUCTION OF A REINFORCED SOIL STRUCTURE
IN LATERITIC SOIL - A CASE STUDY OF THE
EXPANSION OF THE RUNWAY AT MANGALORE (INDIA)
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
EPC CONTRACTOR
TECHNOLOGY PARTNER
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INTRODUCTION: Mangalore airport - A table-top runway
PROJECT CONSULTANT
EPC CONTRACTOR
TECHNOLOGY PARTNER
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SITE LOCATIONS
Location - 17 m High
Existing reinforced reinforced soil block
concrete wall –
4.5 m high
Location:
13 m High
reinforced
Location -13 m High reinforced soil block
soil block
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PROJECT REQUIREMENT & CHALLENGES
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INITIALLY APPROVED SCHEME Earth Retention System to ensure stability of runway side slopes
FEATURES:
• The reinforced soil structure stability analysis was performed again in Slide software to check the stability requirements.
• From the analysis, it was found that the primary reinforcement length needs to be increased from
• 10 m to 24 m (max.) at top tier for 17 m high reinforced soil structure and
• 10 m to 20 m (max.) at top tier for 13 m high reinforced soil structure.
• Also, additional geogrid layers were provided in the fill slope between two reinforced soil structures due to the huge amount of fill material involved and to
meet the FoS requirement globally and locally.
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Construction Photographs
Construction Photographs
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. Case studies – Uttarakhand MORTH Packages (Helang)
Hill Side Protection Top view of the Helang location with solution scheme
Simple drapery system Top view of the Helang location
Riverside protection
Geogrid as primary
reinforcement
Scope – Hill side protection,
valley side retention
Construction year – 2018-19
Construction - Maccaferri
HILL SIDE
Location – Maithana
Max. Retention height of RSS – 10m
Fascia – Gabion Initial site condition
Geogrid as primary reinforcement
Scope - Hill side protection/Valley Gabion Toe Wall
side road retention/
Valley side slope protection
Construction year – 2018-19
Construction - Maccaferri
Complete overview
Gabion cascade
Paramesh – Terramesh fascia
Erosion protection
Hill side protection measures
Chute drain
Experience from the presented case histories and many others, show that hybrid
reinforced soil structures are apt for
▪ higher loading,
▪ poor ground conditions
▪ difficult climatic conditions
▪ Structures subjected to dynamic forces
▪ Considerable potential for cost effectiveness that can be exploited in high
reinforced soil structures, as the height of structures crosses certain limit.
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