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Development of prestressed geotextile-reinforced soil

Research Project

Project/Area Number 07555150
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section試験
Research Field Geotechnical engineering
Research InstitutionUniversity of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

TATSUOKA Fumio  University of Tokyo, Department of Civil Engineering, Professor, 大学院・工学系研究科, 教授 (70111565)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) MURATA Osamu  Railway Technical Research Institute, Soil mechanics Laboratory, head, 土室基礎研究室, 室長
TANAKA Tadatsugu  University of Meiji, Department of Agriculture, Professor, 農学部, 教授 (70167500)
SATO Takeshi  University of Tokyo, Institute of Industrial Science, Assistant, 生産技術研究所, 助手 (30092224)
KODAKA Takeshi  University of Tokyo, Institute of Industrial Science, Assistant, 生産技術研究所, 助手 (00252271)
KOSEKI Jun-ichi  University of Tokyo, Institute of Industrial Science, Associate Professor, 生産技術研究所, 助教授 (30272511)
Project Period (FY) 1995 – 1996
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1996)
Budget Amount *help
¥7,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,200,000)
Fiscal Year 1996: ¥2,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000)
Fiscal Year 1995: ¥4,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,400,000)
Keywordsgeotextile / reiforced soil / preload / prestressed / rheology / abutment, pier / deformation / embankment / ジオテキスタイル補強盛土 / 磔のレオロジー特性 / 実大模型実験 / 大型三軸試験 / リラクゼーション / クリープ
Research Abstract

Since late 1980's, geotextile-reinforced soil method has been widely used for important structures as reraining walls and bridge abutments for reilways or highways in Jpana, resulting from its cost-performance ratio superior to that of conventional method using reinforced concrete (RC) structures supported by pile foundations. To make the new method spread more widely, however, it is necessary to make reinforced soil structures much stiffer against vertical compressive load and to give them high stability and stiffness not significantly lower than those of RC structures. For that purpose, a new method called 'preloaded and prestressed (PLPS) reinforced soil method' was invented. In the method, a well compacted geotextile-reinforced soil embankment using well graded gravel as the backfill is vertically compressed on its reinforced area by using several tie rods. First, the reinforced backfill is preloaded at the load level about twice as large as that of the design load to be deformed b … More y creep. Second, the backfill is unloaded to the load level about the same as the design load. Finally the top ends of the tie rods are fixed to the reaction block on the top of the backfill to make the system in a prestressed condition. The structure is used as a bridge abutment or pier under that condition.
In this study, loading tests and detailed measurements were performed on a full scale model embankment and a prototype railway bridge pier, which were constructed by the PLPS reinforced soil method. In addition, large scale triaxial compression teats were preformed on the fill materials (well graded gravels). The feasibility and mechanisms were examined based on the results, and the method for quantitative prediction of the deformation and the design method for PLPS reinforced soil structures were developed. The major conclusions are as follows.
a) Large prcload can be applied because the soil is reinforced. The preloading makes the soil nearly elastic and stiff. In addition, preloading on the soil introduces tensile prestress in the geptextile arranged horizontally, which confines the backfill in the horizontal direction.
b) High vettical prestress gives the backfill higher, vertical and compressive stress condition, therefore the soil shows higher stiffness against vertical load.
c) Sufficinet creep deformation which occurs during preloading results in a suppression both of the creep deformation and the decrease in the tie rod tension when a vertical load lower than the preload level is applied.
d) When vertical compressive load is applied on top of the structure, the amount of increase in the load which works on the backfill decrease because the tie rod tension decreases by compression of the backfill. Less

Report

(3 results)
  • 1996 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1995 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (12 results)

All Other

All Publications (12 results)

  • [Publications] 龍岡,内村,館山: "Preloaded and prestressed reinforced Soil" Soils and Foundations. (未定). (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 内村,龍岡,佐藤,館山,田村: "Performance of preloaded and prestressed geosynthetic-reinforced Soil." Proc.Int.Symp.on Earth Reinforcement.1. 537-542 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 龍岡,館山,内村,古関: "Geosynthetic-Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls as Important Permanent Structures" The Mercer Lecture,Proc.of Euro-Geo,First European Geosynthetic Conforence and Exhibition. 3-24 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Tatsuoka, F., Uchimura, T.and Tateyama, M.: "Preloaded and prestressed reinforced soil." Soils and Foundations. (accepted for publication). (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Uchimura, T., Tatsuoka, F., Sato, T., Tateyama, M.and Tamura, Y.: "Performance of preloaded and prectressed geosynthetic-reinforced soil" Proc. Int. Symp. on Earth Reinforcement, Fukuoka, Balkema (Ochiai et al, eds). Vol. 1. 537-542 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Tatsuoka, F., Tateyama, M., Uchimura, T.and Koseki, J.: "Geosynthetic-Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls as Important Permanent Structures, The 1996-1997 Mercer Lecture19GC03 : Proc. of Euro-Geo, First European Geosynthetic Conference and Exhibition, Maastricht, the Netherlands" 3-24 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 龍岡,内村,館山: "Preloaded and prestressed reinforced Soil" Soil and Foundations. (未定). (1997)

    • Related Report
      1996 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 内村,龍岡,佐藤,館山,田村: "Performance of preloaded and prestressed geosynthetic-reinforced Soil." Proc.Int.Symp.on Earth Reinforcement. 1. 537-542 (1996)

    • Related Report
      1996 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 龍岡,館山,内村,古関: "Geosynthetic-Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls as Important Permanent structures" The Mercer Lecture,Proc.of Euro-Geo,First European Geo-synthetic Conforence and Exhibition. 3-24 (1996)

    • Related Report
      1996 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 内村太郎・龍岡文夫・館山勝他: "プレストレス補強土工法の原理と模型実験計画" 第30回土質工学研究発表会概要集. 3. 2387-2390 (1995)

    • Related Report
      1995 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 龍岡文夫・内村太郎・本廣竜三: "PL・PS補強土工法のメカニズムと磔のレオロジー特性" 第31回地盤工学研究発表会概要集. (1996)

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      1995 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 内村太郎・龍岡文夫・館山勝他: "実物大PL・PS補強土模型におけるプレストレスの変動" 第31回地盤工学研究発表会概要集. (1996)

    • Related Report
      1995 Annual Research Report

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