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An Investigation on Behavior of Centrally Loaded Shallow Foundation on

Sand Bed Reinforced with Geogrid
S.Panda1, N.H.S Ray2
1
Faculty, Department of civil Engineering, CEB, Bhubaneswar, BPU, Odisha, India
2
Faculty, Department of Mechanical Engineering, CEB, Bhubaneswar, BPU, Odisha, India
E-mail- [email protected]
Abstract-The study pertains to the investigation of the effect of embedment on the load carrying capacity and settlement of strip
foundations on sand reinforced with geogrids. Geogrid being an inextensible reinforcing material is widely used all over the world
mainly for retaining walls, abutments slope protection and below the foundation in poor soil. Some research works have been done the
investigators regarding the optimum placement of geogrids below surface footing however, the work on centrally loaded embedded
foundations reinforced with multilayer of geogrids have not been reported in literature. Therefore in this paper attention is being paid
to the load carrying capacity and settlement behavior of centrally loaded embedded footing reinforced with multilayer of gerogrids.
Load tests have been carried out for this purpose. Strip foundations are considered and loads were being applied through electrically
operated hydraulic jack for greater accuracy. Enkogrid @ PRO-40 has been used at the reinforced material and sand as the medium.
The studies conducted show
1. In centrally loaded surface footing the load carrying capacity is increased to about 3.55 times by providing geogrid as
reinforcement. The load carrying capacity the reinforced soil increases with increase in the depth of embedment while these decrease
in settlement because of placement of geogrid.
2. The number of layers of geogrid has significant effect on load carrying capacity and settlement of foundations. Decrease in the layer
of geogrid decreases the load carrying capacity and increases the settlement of foundation.
Key words- Geogrid, Reinforcement, Model Footing, Foundation, Embedment, Bearing Capacity, Settlement
I.INTRODUCTION
The reinforced soil is the soil in which the metallic, synthetic or geogrids are provided to improve it’s engineering behavior. The
technique of ground improvement by providing reinforcement was also in practice in olden days. Babylonians built ziggurats more
than three thousand years ago using the principle of soil reinforcement. A part of the Great Wall of China is also an example of
reinforced soil construction. Dutch & Romans had used soil reinforcing technique to reinforce willow animal hides & dikes. Basic
principles underlying reinforced soil construction was not completely investigated till Henery Vidal of France who demonstrated it's
wide application & developed the rational design procedure. A further modified version of soil reinforcement was conceived by Lee
who suggested a set of design parameters for soil reinforced structures in 1973.
Rising land costs & decreasing availability of areas for urban infill has established that previously undeveloped areas are now being
considered for the sitting of new facilities. However these undeveloped areas often possess weak underlying foundation material a
situation that presents interesting design challenges for Geo technical engineers. To avoid the high cost of deep foundation
modification of the foundation soil or the addition of a structure fill is essential.
Binquet & Lee (1975) investigated the mechanism of using reinforced earth slab to improve the bearing capacity of granular soils.
They tested model strip footings on sand foundations reinforced with wide strips cut from household aluminum foil. An analytical
method for estimating the increased bearing capacity based on the tests was also presented Fragaszy & Lawton also used aluminum
reinforcing strips & model strip foundations to study the effects of density of sand & length of reinforcing strips on bearing capacity.
In this paper, the results of experimental studies on cohesionless soil reinforced with Geogrids have been presented. Tests have been
conducted with the provision of Geogrids in four layers at various spacing & the results have been compared with the results of
unreinforced condition.
II-EXPERIMENTAL SET UP AND PROCEDURE
2.1 Sample collection

It has been decided to have a study on the effect of geogrid placed horizontally in the soil on the load carrying capacity and settlement
behavior of model strip footing placed on the surface as well as at different embedded depths of cohesion less soil. The sand collected
from the river bed was made free from roots, organic matters and etc by washing and cleaning. The above sample was oven dried and
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properly sieved by passing through 1.18 mm IS sieve and retained on 75 micron IS sieve to get the required grading. Dry sand was
used as soil medium for the test as it does not include the effect moisture and hence the apparent cohesion associated with it. Due to
limitation of the time and scope of the present investigations it is decided to perform the test using dry sand as medium and hence the
complexities developed due to the presence of moisture and cohesion has been avoided. Thus the test has been conducted in a
simplified condition.
2.2 Characteristics of sand

Dry sand has been sieved passing through 1.18 mm IS sieve and retained on 75 micron IS sieve. The results of sieve analysis of sand
used have been presented in table- 1. The characteristic of sand used are as follows:
(i) Specific gravity = G = 2.64
(ii) Maximum Void ratio = emax = 0.92
(iii) Minimum void ratio = emin= 0.67
(IV) Relative density = ID = 0.72
(v) Dry density = γd= 1.51 gm/cm3
The angle of internal friction at the adopted bulk density was found to be 41° 12’. The result of direct shear test has been presented in
the table-2.
Table-1 Grain size analysis
Table-2 Direct shear test results
2.3 Test tank

A test tank of size 75 cm X 40.5 cm X 61 cm was made in the laboratory for the purpose. The test tank was made of cast iron 6 mm
thick. The side of the box was heavily braced to avoid lateral yielding. The following considerations were taken into account while
deciding the dimensions of the tank.
(i) As per provision of IS 1888-1962 the width of the test pit should not be less than 5 times the width of the test plate, so that the
failure zones are freely developed without any interference from sides.
(ii) Chumar (1972) in his investigation suggested that incase of cohesionless soil the maximum extension of failure zone was 5 B to
the sides and 3 B below the footing.
By adopting the above tank size for the model footing (8 cm X 36 cm), it was ensured that the failure zones are fully and freely
developed without any interference due to the presence of sides and bottom of the tank.
2.4 Equipments used
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2.4.1 Loading beam with platform

A mild steel channel section of size 152 cm .X20 cm. X 10 cm. was used for this purpose. A mild steel plate welded to a vertical shaft
passing through a pipe welded to the channel at it's mid span was used to transfer load to the footing.
2.4.2 Model footing

Model footing used for laboratory tests were made of mild steel plate of sizes 8 cm X 36 cm X 2.5 cm and 10 cm X 40 cm X 2 cm.
One footing was meant for centroidal loading while reaming three were meant for eccentrical loading, the eccentricity being 0.05B,
0.1 B, 0.15 B respectively. Circular depressions accommodating steel balls were made on the footings at proper points so that the
loading pattern i.e. centroidal and eccentrical can be maintained. The load was transmitted from the loading platform to the footings
through the steel balls. Such arrangement permitted rotation of the footing about its longitudinal axis.
2.4.3 Dial gauge

Two dial gauges of following specification were used during the test.
Least count-0.0lmm
Range- 50mm
Dial gauges were kept in position using a magnetic base placed suitably on a rigid support. As the load was applied settlement
occurred which was recorded by two dial gauges. The average of the two dial gauge readings was taken as the required settlement in
mm.
2.5 Sample preparation

First the internal dimensions of the tank were measured accurately and the different layers for filling the sand were marked with the
help of a marking pen. After knowing the volume of the tank weight of sand required to fill the tank was computed step wise Air dried
and sieved sand as mentioned earlier was taken .It was found that for a layer of 5 cm the weight of sand required was 23 kg. First the
sand was applied in eight equal layers, each layer being 5 cm each. Layer was compacted properly by a tamping rod to achieve the
required density of 1.51 gm/cm3.Then a layer of 5 cm was applied and was compacted to achieve the required density. In each layer
the top surface of the sand was made smooth by a straight edge and the horizontality was checked by a sprit level. Care was taken so
that the top surface of each layer was just with the mark previously made for that layer. For the test without reinforcement footing was
placed on the surface and at different embedment of 0.25B, 0.5B, 0.75B and 1.0B respectively.
Fig.1 Geometric parameters of Reinforcement
For the test with reinforcement the first geogrid layer was placed at a depth 0.35B from the base of the footing, the other subsequent
layer of geogrid being placed at equal spacing of 0.25B as shown in fig.1. After putting the geogrids, small weights were placed on
them to keep the geogrids in position and then the required quantity of sand was poured. For each time each layer was compacted
properly to achieve the required density. While compacting care was taken not to disturb the geogrid layers. The compaction was done
with the help of a tamping rod. Different marks were made at different levels for the compaction of a particular layer. For example for
a 5cm layer the mark was made at a height 5cm from bottom. The compaction was done by inserting the rod up to the mark, so that
the bottom layers were not disturbed.
2.6 Experimental setup

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In some tests after filling the tank with sand and compacting it was transported to the required position with the help of a crane where
the load was to be applied. Then the alignment of the tank was fixed by slight longitudinal and lateral movement of the tank to transfer
the load centrally. For this purpose the lank was allowed to rest on the rollers. But later on it was realized that in this process the
sample might be disturbed and position of the test tank was fixed suitably at the required position so that the load was transmitted
centrally.
In case of rigid footing, the footing was fixed in position at the bottom of the vertical shaft by threaded arrangement provided both in
the shaft and footing so that the bottom of the shaft and the footing were just in flush with each other. Then the footing with the
loading assembly was placed on the top surface of the sand such that the center of the footing was coincided with the center of the
tank.
In case of flexible footing circular depression were made both in the footing and vertical shaft. The footing was placed on the top
surface of the sand so that its center coincided with the center of the tank. A steel ball was placed on the depression of the footing.
Then the loading beam with platform was placed on the top of the tank, so that the vertical shaft rested on the steel ball.
Then two dial gauges were mounted on the loading platform. The dial gauges were so adjusted that the tip of the stem touched the top
face of the mild steel plate. As the load was applied and settlement occurred the plate moved downward thus pushing the stem from
which settlement was recorded.
Then the load was applied with the help of an electrically operated machine by means of hydraulic jack. The details of the
arrangement for load application are shown in fig.2
Fig.2 Bearing Capacity test setup
2.7 Experimental procedure

(i) The footing with loading assembly was placed on the top surface of the sand.
(ii) The top of the jack was allowed to move down till it just came in contact with the top of the mild steel plate. Then the weight of
the footing with the rod was released by loosening the locking screw which acted as seating load as per IS 1882-1962
(iii) The initial readings of dial gauges were noted.
(iv) The load was then applied and the footing was allowed to settle under the applied load intensity. When the required load intensity
was reached settlement observations were taken from the dial gauges.
(v) The next load increment was then applied and the reading of dial gauges were noted
(vi) The process of load application was repeated till the footing failed because of excessive settlement, which was also indicated from
proving ring reading.
On completion of the load test, the equipments were removed, the tank was emptied and the tank was again refilled for the next set of
load test.
III- RESULT & DISCUSSION
Results obtained from the laboratory test on two types of model footings of size 10cm X 40cm X 2cm and 8cm X 36cm X 2.5cm with
sand as medium and two types of geogrid sheet as reinforcement placed horizontally have been presented. The detailed procedure of
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the load tests conducted on the model footings is highlighted in section 2.7. The load intensity vs. settlement observations have been
presented in figures (3 to 25).
3.1 Footing on homogeneous medium

Load test were conducted on surface footing of sizes 10cm X 40cm X 2cm and 8cm X 36cm X 2.5cm with sand as medium without
any reinforcement. The peak load at failure has been found from the graphs drawn with load per unit area vs. corresponding settlement
of the footings. The peak load at failure of the surface footing as well as embedded footings have been investigated in the both the
cases, viz. (a) rotation not permitted (b) rotation permitted.
3.1.1 Rigid footings

It was first decided to conduct the tests throughout the programme without allowing the rotation of the foundation and hence, rigid
footing was taken into consideration. Some test have been conducted using rigid footings, but while attempting to do the test on
eccentrically loaded foundations, the experimental setup did not allow and experiment was held up. Hence for the rotation of the
footing was permitted subsequently for smooth running of the experiment. The load settlement curve for the above case of rigid
footing has been shown in fig. (3 to 7) and the peak load at failure of rigid footing placed on the surface of unreinforced sand bed is
found from fig. (3 to 7).
Fig.3 Load settlement curve of (10cm x40cm) strip centrally loaded footing in homogeneous sand bed
Fig.4 Load settlement curve for centrally loaded foundation (10cm x40cm) with depth of footing at 0.25B from base of footing
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Fig.5 Load settlement curve for (10cm x40cm) centrally loaded footing placed at 0.5B depth
Fig.6 Load settlement curve for centrally loaded foundation (10cm x40cm) placed at 0.75B depth in homogeneous sand bed
Fig.7 Load settlement curve for centrally loaded rigid surface footing in homogeneous soil
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3.1.2 Flexible footings (Rotation permitted)

A number of test have been conducted to study the ultimate bearing capacity and the corresponding settlement of the foundation which
are subsequently being used as a reference to analyze in case of reinforced condition. The tests on unreinforced have been conducted
for the surface footing as well as for the footings placed at different depths viz. 0.25B, 0.5B, 0.75B, 1.0B. The peak load at failure of
the flexible surface footing is found from fig. 8.
Fig.8 Load settlement curve for (8cm x36cm) strip surface foundations in reinforced soil
The graph showing the plot of load per unit area vs. settlement in all these cases (surface footing as well as embedded footings) has
been shown in the fig.9
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Fig.9 Plot of load per unit area vs. settlement of centrally loaded footing in unreinforced sand showing the effect of depth of
embedment
3.2 Effect of embedment on peak load

The peak load at failure of strip footing placed at different depths has been found out from the graph (fig.3 to 7 and fig.10 to 14)
Fig.10 Load settlement curve for (8cm x36cm) strip surface foundations in unreinforced soil
Fig.11 Load settlement curve for (8cm x36cm) strip embedded foundations in unreinforced soil
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The ratio of peak load at different embedment to the peak loads at surface footings have been computed and shown in the graph (Fig.9
and Fig.15).
Fig.15Plot of load per unit area vs. Settlement of centrally loaded footing (10cm x40cm)
It is seen the peak load at failure the increases with increase in the depth of embedment, conforming to the reports made by other
investigators, in the past.
From the graph it is seen that the peak load at failure of the failure load increase with the depth of embedment.
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3.3 Footing on reinforced soil

Load tests have been conducted on the model strip footing of sizes 10cm X 40 cm X 2cm and 8cm X 36cm X 2.5cm with sand as
medium and geogrid of the type Enkagrid - @ Pro - 40 and Enkagrid - @ Pro- 80 as reinforcements. Geogrids have been placed in
four layers, the top most layers being placed at 0.35B from the base of the footing and other subsequent layers being placed at equal
spacing of 0.25B. The load intensity and settlement observation have been presented in fig. (8 to 12) & (16 to 22). To see the effect of
providing the geogrids below the foundation for improving the load carrying capacity of soil tests have been conducted on sand
reinforced with geogrids. Centrally loaded footings have been considered, placing the footing at different depths (Df = 0, 0.25B, 0.5B,
0.75B, I.0B).
Fig.16 Load settlement curve for (8cm x36cm) centrally loaded surface foundations in reinforced sand
Fig.17 Load settlement curve for centrally loaded footing in reinforced soil placed at 0.25B below base of footing (rotation permitted)
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Fig.18 Load settlement curve of centrally loaded footing in reinforced soil placed at 0.5B below base of footing (rotation permitted)
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Fig. 21 Load settlement curve of centrally loaded surface footing with three layers of geogrids
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Fig. 22 Load settlement curve of centrally loaded surface footing with four layers of geogrids
Geogrid of variety Enkagrid -@ Pro - 40 and has been used, considering the footing to be rigid while type Enkagrid - fo) Pro – 80 has
been used for flexible footing. The purpose was to see the effect of different type of geogrid as well as to test the footings by allowing
rotations, such that the flexible footing can be utilized for eccentric load application. Because of the lack of resource of geogrid and
time in conducting the tests, limited number of test have been conducted.
3.3.1 Rigid footing (reinforced soil)

Load tests have been carried out on centrally loaded strip footing of size 8cm X 36cm X 2.5cm and with geogrid variety Enkagrid @
Pro-40 to see the effect of embedment on reinforced soil. The load settlement curves have been in shown in fig. (23 to 27)
Fig.23 Load settlement curve for centrally loaded rigid surface footing in reinforced soil
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Fig.24 Load settlement curve for concentrally loaded rigid foundation in reinforced sand
Fig.25 Load settlement curve of concentrated rigid footing in reinforced sand at depth of 0.5B
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Fig.26 Load settlement curve for centrally loaded rigid footing in reinforced soil at depth of 0.75B
Fig.27 Load settlement curve of concentrated rigid footing on reinforced soil at depth of 1B
The combined load per unit area vs. settlement of the foundation showing the effect of embedment has been shown in fig.28.The
figure shows that with increase in depth of embedment, the peak load at failure is increased. The effect of providing reinforcement on
the centrally loaded surface footing is shown in fig.29 .From the fig. it is seen that by the provision of four layer of geogrid below the
model strip footing under consideration increases the peak load by 15% ,18%, 25%, 38% respectively for Df =0.25B, Df =0.5B, Df
=0.75B, Df =1.0B.
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Fig.28 Plot of load per unit area vs. Settlement of centrally loaded foundation showing the effect of depth of foundation in reinforced
soil and comparison to unreinforced one
Fig.29 Plot of load per unit area vs. Settlement of centrally loaded strip footing (8cm x36cm) showing the effect of embedment
3.3.2 Flexible footing

Load test have been conducted on centrally loaded strip footing of size 8cm X 36cm X 2.5cm has been considered for the load test
using Enkogrid @ PRO- 80 to see the effect of embedment on reinforced soil. The load settlement observation curves have been
shown in fig. (16 to 22)
The combined curve of load per unit area vs. settlement of the foundation on the effect of embedment has been shown in fig.29.From
the figure it is clear the peak load at failure increases with increase in the depth of embedment. This fig shows the effect of providing
reinforcement on the centrally loaded footing. The percentage increase in peak load at different depth of embedment by the provision
of four layer of geogrid as seen from the figure are 31%, 46%, 105%, 150% respectably for Df=0.25 B, Df=0.5 B, Df=0.75B, Df=1.0 B.
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The effect of number of geogrid layers on centrally loaded surface footings has also been investigated. The combined graph showing
the variation of the load intensity vs. settlement is presented in fig.30 .From the graph it has been observe that with decrease in number
of layers, the peak load at failure also decreases. Form the investigations it has been found that the optimum number of layers is four
which has been adopted in the present investigation.
Fig.30 Plot of load per unit area vs. Settlement of centrally loaded surface foundation on reinforced sand bed showing the effect of
number of geogrid layers
IV-CONCLUSION
The following conclusion are drawn from the tests conducted in the present study, based on the result and discussions presented in the
provision section with regard to embedded foundations on sand reinforced with geogrids and also the effect of numbers of layers of
geogrid.
Foundation on homogeneous sand in centrally loaded foundation on homogeneous sand bed, as the depth of the foundation is
increased; the peak load at failure is increased.
Foundation on reinforced sand In centrally loaded foundations the load carrying capacity increases with increase in the depth of
foundation in surface footing providing geogrids in "four layers increases the load carrying capacity to 3.55 times where as providing
there layers of geogrids above value reduces to 2.28 and for two layers the above value reduces to 1.82.The less number of geogrid
layers decrease the load carrying capacity.
Provision of geogrid in strip foundations increases the load carrying capacity but decreases the settlement of the foundation.
V-SCOPE FOR FURTHER STUDIES

Keeping in view the limitations of time, available laboratory facilities and its scope of present investigation, only a part of the problem
with experimentally investigated. It is necessary to investigate the peak load at failure and the corresponding settlement in cohesive
soil with geogrids as reinforcement. The load carrying capacity and the settlement behavior of centroidal footings observed during
experiment need theoretical analysis.
Comprehensive investigation, both experimental and theoretical, of the problem with geogrid as reinforcement is desirable.
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International Journal of Engineering Research and General Science Volume 2, Issue 4, June-July, 2014

An Investigation on Behavior of Centrally Loaded Shallow Foundation on

II-EXPERIMENTAL SET UP AND PROCEDURE

2.1 Sample collection

2.2 Characteristics of sand

Table-2 Direct shear test results

2.3 Test tank

2.4 Equipments used

2.4.1 Loading beam with platform

2.4.2 Model footing

2.4.3 Dial gauge

2.5 Sample preparation

Fig.1 Geometric parameters of Reinforcement

2.6 Experimental setup

Fig.2 Bearing Capacity test setup

2.7 Experimental procedure

III- RESULT & DISCUSSION

3.1 Footing on homogeneous medium

3.1.1 Rigid footings

3.1.2 Flexible footings (Rotation permitted)

3.2 Effect of embedment on peak load

3.3 Footing on reinforced soil

3.3.1 Rigid footing (reinforced soil)

3.3.2 Flexible footing

V-SCOPE FOR FURTHER STUDIES

[11] Indian Standard Institutions, "Code of Practice".

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