Research Article
Improvement of Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundation on Geogrid Reinforced Silty Clay and Sand
Table 1
Properties of biaxial geogrid used in the present study.
| | Index property | MD values | XMD values |
| | Aperture size, mm | 25.00 × 33.00 | 25.00 × 33.00 | | Minimum rib thickness, mm | 0.76 | 0.76 | | Tensile strength @ 2% strain, kN/m | 4.10 | 6.60 | | Tensile strength @ 5% strain, kN/m | 8.50 | 13.40 | | Ultimate tensile strength, kN/m | 12.40 | 19.00 | | Structural integrity | | | | Junction efficiency, (%) | | 93.00 | | Flexural stiffness, Mg-cm | | 250,000 | | Aperture stability, m-N/deg | | 0.32 | | Durability | | | | Resistance to installation damage, %SC/%SW/%GP | | 95/93/90 | | Resistance to long-term degradation, % | | 100 | | Resistance to UV degradation, % | | 100 |
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