Manufacturing and Properties of Geogrids for Reinforcement Soil Retaining Wall Construction(I) - Mechanical and Pullout Properties-

보강토 옹벽 공사용 지오그리드의 제조 및 물성(I) -역학적 및 인발 특성-

  • Received : 1998.06.11
  • Published : 1998.10.31

Abstract

Geogrid for reinforcement soil retaining wall was constructed with a raw grid woven from 1,000 denier polyester yarns. Low density polyethylene (LDPE) resin dissolved in ethylbenzene was coated to improve the junction strength between warp and weft of raw grid. The weight increase on coating the raw geogrid was about 30~60%. Tensile, junction strength and pullout resistance of geogrids in installation within soil were estimated to verify the reinforcement properties. Tensile strength per unit rib of LDPE coated geogrid was about 30% higher than that of raw grid. For each geogrid, pullout force increased with higher vertical stress, and Grid-M (PVC coated geogrid) had the highest pullout force at constant vertical stress. The induced displacements decreased with higher vertical stress, and Grid-E (LDPE coated geogrid) has the lowest difference range of induced displacement at constant vertical stress.

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