Laboratory Measurement of Pullout Resistance of Geotextiles Against Cohesive Soils

Abstract

This report focuses on laboratory tests performed by the US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES) to evaluate the performance of three geotextiles with four soils from the Bonnet Carre Spillway area. The purpose of this evaluation was to produce methodologies to assess the feasibility and value of using geotextiles under conditions that exist in the US Army Engineer District, New Orleans. Laboratory-measured parameters of the geotextile/soil systems in question are compared with prototype field tests and used in the analysis of full-size soil structures to evaluate configurations for strength, economy, and effectiveness. This report focuses on the equipment, performance, and results of the WES laboratory study. Bonnet Carre Spillway, Soil/geotextile system, Geotextiles, Soils.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA253752

Entities

People

  • Jessie C. Oldham
  • L. R. Coffing Jr.
  • Paul A. Gilbert

Organizations

  • New Orleans District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Construction
  • Engineers
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Field Tests
  • Geosynthetics
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Geotextiles
  • Laboratory Equipment
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Research Facilities
  • Soil Mechanics
  • Test And Evaluation

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